Batman's 'The Dark Knight' premiered in London.
The Gordon Ramsay Plane Food restaurant opened within terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport.
The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.
The London bombings took place.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
The Human Genome Project was completed in London, England.
Great Britain held The Queen Mother's funeral in London, England.
The first Lord of the Rings film installment, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.
A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.
In London, the Millenium Bridge closed for safety checks following large crowds, which caused the bridge to start swaying.
Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.
A three-year-old boy from Dublin became the world's youngest heart and lung transplant patient.
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
The 10th James Bond movie, 'The Spy Who Loved Me,' premiered in London.
A six-day siege began in London when an IRA unit took a couple hostage in their flat while fleeing the police.
London Bridge, designed by Lord Holford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
The first quintuplets of the century were born in London, UK.
Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened London's Euston Railway Station.
The world's first operating ATM opened in Enfield, London.
Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.
The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.
Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.
A three-day-long 'dense smog' rolled through London.
Prince Philip of Edinburgh opened Britain's first planetarium at Madame Tussaud's in London.
The royal coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sir Winston Churchill in London, England.
A lethal fog began to cover London, lasting for five days, causing the term 'smog' to be termed – a combination of smoke and fog.
Alice in Wonderland premiered in London.
Cinderella, the first full-length ballet by Frederick Ashton with music by Sergei Prokofiev, was first presented at Covent Garden, London, by Sadler's Wells Ballet.
King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.
Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.
The worst German air raid of the Blitz occurred.
The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.
Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.
The world's first emergency telephone calls were accepted in London, UK.
The Crystal Palace in London caught fire and was destroyed.
The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.
The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.
Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.
The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of London.
London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.
The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened.
The original stage production of Peter Pan took place in London, England.
The classic children's book 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.
George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.
The London Electric Cab began operating on London streets.
Tower Bridge officially opened in London.
Oscar Wilde's 'Lady Windermere Fan' premiered at St James Theatre, London, UK.
The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.
London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.
