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  • 13 Nov 1887

    The infamous Bloody Sunday Protests were held in London.

  • 23 Feb 1886

    The first-ever classified ad was published in The Times, London, UK.

  • 10 Apr 1877

    A 14-year-old girl performed the world's first human cannonball in London, England.

  • 23 Aug 1873

    The Albert Bridge opened in London, England.

  • 29 Mar 1871

    Queen Victoria opened the Royal Albert Hall in London.

  • 2 Aug 1870

    The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.

  • 9 Dec 1868

    The first traffic lights were installed in London.

  • 2 Jul 1865

    The Salvation Army was founded in London by Methodist preacher William Booth and his wife, Catherine Booth.

  • 29 Aug 1864

    Sir William Huggins discovered the spectrum of a planetary nebula at his observatory in Upper Tulse Hill in London, England.

  • 11 Jan 1864

    Charing Cross Railway Station opened in London, England.

  • 10 Jan 1863

    London Underground was opened, making it the world’s oldest underground railway system.

  • 24 May 1862

    The Westminster Bridge across The Thames opened in London, England.

  • 23 Mar 1861

    London launched its first tram, built by George Francis Train from NYC.

  • 2 Feb 1852

    London opened the world's first public flushing toilets.

  • 1 Nov 1848

    The first WHSmith railway bookstore opened at London Euston Railway Station, London, UK.

  • 28 Jun 1838

    Queen Victoria took to the throne during her coronation on this day at Westminster Abbey, London.

  • 20 Jul 1837

    London Euston railway station officially opened.

  • 29 Sep 1829

    The Metropolitan Police Service of London was founded.

  • 19 Jun 1829

    Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act in Britain.

  • 25 Oct 1828

    St Katharine Docks opened in Central London, England, and it was one of the largest ports for trade in London in the 19th Century.

  • 1 Apr 1827

    The first edition of The Standard was published in London.

  • 17 Oct 1814

    The London Beer Flood, an industrial accident that created a 'beer tsunami,' resulted in the death of nine people.

  • 18 Sep 1809

    The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London, opened.

  • 7 Nov 1783

    John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged on London's Tyburn Gallows.

  • 14 Feb 1747

    The discovery of Earth's wobbling motion on its axis was presented to the Royal Society, London, in a letter written by astronomer James Bradley.

  • 19 Feb 1736

    Opera 'Alexander's Feast' by George Frideric Handel premiered in London.

  • 6 Dec 1735

    Claudius Amyand performed the first recorded appendectomy at St George's Hospital in London.

  • 7 Dec 1732

    The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.

  • 17 Jul 1717

    Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.

  • 24 Feb 1711

    The opera 'Rinaldo,' by George Frideric Handel, premiered at Haymarket Theatre in London, UK.

  • 5 Jan 1709

    The Great Frost of Europe killed thousands of people.

  • 23 Apr 1702

    Queen Anne was coronated Queen at the Westminster Abbey, London.

  • 10 Dec 1684

    Isaac Newton's calculations and theories based on Kepler's laws were read to the Royal Society in London.

  • 14 Jul 1682

    English composer Henry Purcell was appointed organist of the Chapel Royal, London.

  • 6 Sep 1666

    The Great Fire of London was extinguished after destroying around 70,000 homes.

  • 2 Sep 1666

    The Great Fire of London began.

  • 7 Nov 1665

    The London Gazette published its first edition under the name The Oxford Gazette.

  • 9 Oct 1665

    British Parliament met at the University of Oxford rather than the Palace of Westminster during the Great Plague of London.

  • 7 Jun 1665

    During the Great Plague of London, infected persons' homes were marked with crosses.

  • 15 Jul 1662

    King Charles II chartered the Royal Society in London, England.

  • 12 Nov 1661

    English scientist Robert Hooke was appointed Curator of Experiments at The Royal Society, London, England.

  • 29 Sep 1650

    Henry Robinson opened the first dating agency in the world.

  • 6 Sep 1642

    The Long Parliament ordered all theaters to close in London, including The Globe Theatre, which was once partly owned by William Shakespeare.

  • 10 Jan 1642

    King Charles I and the Queen fled from London to Oxford, Hampton Court.

  • 4 Jan 1642

    King Charles I attacked the House of Commons.

  • 29 Jun 1613

    A fire destroyed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.

  • 20 Apr 1611

    The first official performance of Macbeth by Shakespeare took place at the Globe Theatre in London, England.

  • 20 May 1609

    Shakespeare's Sonnets were first published in London.

  • 5 Nov 1605

    Guy Fawkes was arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.

  • 1 Nov 1604

    The first known performance of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.

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