Great Fire of London Timeline of Events

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Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall...

Timeline of Events

1666

9.2.1666

The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.

9.3.1666

The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London

9.4.1666

In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.

9.5.1666

Great Fire of London ends: 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral are destroyed, but only 16 people are known to have died.