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1909
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6.26.1909
The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
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1910
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10.22.1910
Dr. Crippen is convicted at the Old Bailey of poisoning his wife and is subsequently hanged at Pentonville Prison in London. |
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1917
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1.19.1917
Silvertown explosion: 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London.
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6.13.1917
World War I: the deadliest German air raid on London during World War I is carried out by Gotha G bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
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1919
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12.30.1919
Lincoln's Inn in London admits its first female bar student.
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1924
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12.19.1924
The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England. |
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1925
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6.29.1925
Canada House opens in London, England. |
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1927
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1933
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1936
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6.11.1936
The International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England. |
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10.5.1936
The Jarrow March sets off for London.
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11.30.1936
In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
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1940
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10.14.1940
Balham subway station disaster, in London, England, occurs during the Nazi Luftwaffe air raids on Great Britain. |
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12.29.1940
World War II: In The Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London, killing almost 200 civilians.
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1943
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3.3.1943
World War II: In London, England, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station.
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4.13.1943
World War II: The discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war executed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, alienating the Western Allies, the Polish government in exile in London, from the Soviet Union.
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1944
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9.8.1944
World War II: London is hit by a V2 rocket for the first time.
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1945
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9.19.1945
Lord Haw Haw ( William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London. |
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1947
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1951
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5.3.1951
London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain
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5.16.1951
The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights begin between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London, operated by El Al Israel Airlines. |
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1952
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11.25.1952
Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play ''The Mousetrap'' opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London later becoming the longest continuously-running play in history.
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1953
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11.30.1953
Edward Mutesa II, the ''kabaka'' (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda. |
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1955
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7.9.1955
The Russell-Einstein Manifesto is released by Bertrand Russell in London.
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1958
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4.4.1958
The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London.
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1962
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7.12.1962
The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert, at the Marquee Club in London.
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1963
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4.24.1963
Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. |
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1965
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7.8.1965
Train robber Ronald Biggs escapes from Wandsworth Prison, London.
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1967
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6.27.1967
The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield, London.
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1968
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7.1.1968
The Nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. |
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9.27.1968
The stage musical ''Hair'' opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July 1973. |
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1969
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1.30.1969
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
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1972
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9.19.1972
A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat. |
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1974
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3.20.1974
Ian Ball attempts, but fails, to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne and her husband Captain Mark Phillips in The Mall, outside Buckingham Palace, London. |
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9.1.1974
The ''SR-71 Blackbird'' sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds. |
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1975
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2.28.1975
A major tube train crash at Moorgate station, London kills 43 people.
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1976
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3.4.1976
The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London via the British parliament. |
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