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  • 14 Jul 2008

    Batman's 'The Dark Knight' premiered in London.

  • 27 Mar 2008

    The Gordon Ramsay Plane Food restaurant opened within terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport.

  • 6 Nov 2005

    The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.

  • 7 Jul 2005

    The London bombings took place.

  • 24 Oct 2003

    The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.

  • 14 Apr 2003

    The Human Genome Project was completed in London, England.

  • 9 Apr 2002

    Great Britain held The Queen Mother's funeral in London, England.

  • 10 Dec 2001

    The first Lord of the Rings film installment, 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' directed by Peter Jackson, premiered in London.

  • 4 Mar 2001

    A Real IRA car bomb exploded in front of the BBC's headquarters in London, injuring one person.

  • 10 Jun 2000

    In London, the Millenium Bridge closed for safety checks following large crowds, which caused the bridge to start swaying.

  • 21 Oct 1990

    Apple Day started in Covent Garden, London.

  • 13 Aug 1985

    A three-year-old boy from Dublin became the world's youngest heart and lung transplant patient.

  • 29 Jul 1981

    Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer got married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

  • 7 Jul 1977

    The 10th James Bond movie, 'The Spy Who Loved Me,' premiered in London.

  • 6 Dec 1975

    A six-day siege began in London when an IRA unit took a couple hostage in their flat while fleeing the police.

  • 17 Mar 1973

    London Bridge, designed by Lord Holford, was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

  • 13 Nov 1969

    The first quintuplets of the century were born in London, UK.

  • 14 Oct 1968

    Queen Elizabeth II officially reopened London's Euston Railway Station.

  • 27 Jun 1967

    The world's first operating ATM opened in Enfield, London.

  • 26 Dec 1966

    Jimi Hendrix wrote 'Purple Haze' backstage at the Upper Cut Club, London.

  • 1 May 1966

    The Beatles performed their final show in England at Empire Pool in Wembley, London.

  • 7 Feb 1964

    Beatlemania arrived in the United States when the Beatles landed in New York.

  • 30 Jan 1959

    A three-day-long 'dense smog' rolled through London.

  • 19 Mar 1958

    Prince Philip of Edinburgh opened Britain's first planetarium at Madame Tussaud's in London.

  • 2 Jun 1953

    The royal coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England took place at Westminster Abbey, London, UK.

  • 24 Apr 1953

    Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sir Winston Churchill in London, England.

  • 4 Dec 1952

    A lethal fog began to cover London, lasting for five days, causing the term 'smog' to be termed – a combination of smoke and fog.

  • 26 Jul 1951

    Alice in Wonderland premiered in London.

  • 23 Dec 1948

    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.

  • 29 Jul 1948

    King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.

  • 20 Nov 1947

    Queen Elizabeth II married Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London.

  • 29 Dec 1940

    The worst German air raid of the Blitz occurred.

  • 14 Oct 1940

    The Blitz bombing of London's Balham Tube Station was bombed, killing over 60 people.

  • 10 Sep 1940

    Buckingham Palace, London, was blasted during The Blitz mass air bombings by Germany.

  • 30 Jun 1937

    The world's first emergency telephone calls were accepted in London, UK.

  • 30 Nov 1936

    The Crystal Palace in London caught fire and was destroyed.

  • 7 Jan 1927

    The first telephone call was made across the Atlantic – from London to New York.

  • 25 Aug 1919

    The first daily passenger air service began, going from London to Paris.

  • 10 Mar 1914

    Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.

  • 30 May 1913

    The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of London.

  • 25 Oct 1911

    London's last horse-drawn omnibus trip went from London Bridge Station to Moorgate.

  • 15 Dec 1906

    The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opened.

  • 27 Dec 1904

    The original stage production of Peter Pan took place in London, England.

  • 2 Oct 1902

    The classic children's book 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter was published in London, England.

  • 10 Sep 1897

    George Smith, a London taxi driver, became the first person ever to be fined for drunk driving.

  • 19 Aug 1897

    The London Electric Cab began operating on London streets.

  • 30 Jun 1894

    Tower Bridge officially opened in London.

  • 22 Feb 1892

    Oscar Wilde's 'Lady Windermere Fan' premiered at St James Theatre, London, UK.

  • 28 Mar 1891

    The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.

  • 8 Sep 1888

    London serial killer Jack the Ripper claimed his second victim, Annie Chapman.

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