On January 12.1866 ; The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London. source
On January 12.1866 ; The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
On January 15.1559 ; Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England. source
On January 15.1559 ; Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
On January 17.2008 ; British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete hull loss of a Boeing 777. source
On January 17.2008 ; British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete hull loss of a Boeing 777.
On January 19.1661 ; Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London. source
On January 19.1661 ; Thomas Venner is hanged, drawn and quartered in London.
On January 19.1917 ; Seventy-three people are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London. source
On January 19.1917 ; Seventy-three people are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London.
On January 21.1976 ; Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. source
On January 21.1976 ; Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
On January 23.1571 ; The Royal Exchange opens in London. source
On January 23.1571 ; The Royal Exchange opens in London.
On January 30.1902 ;The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London. source
On January 30.1902 ;The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
On January 31 .1747 ; The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. source
On January 31 .1747 ; The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
On February 11. 1826 ; University College London is founded as University of London. source
On February 11. 1826 ; University College London is founded as University of London.
On February 14.1852 ; Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London. source
On February 14.1852 ; Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
On February 24. 1711 ; The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. source
On February 24. 1711 ; The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
On February 24. 1809 ; London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute. source
On February 24. 1809 ; London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
On February 26.1909 ; Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London. source
On February 26.1909 ; Kinemacolor, the first successful color motion picture process, is first shown to the general public at the Palace Theatre in London.
On February 27.2002 ; Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation. source
On February 27.2002 ; Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
On February 28.1975 ; In London an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people. source
On February 28.1975 ; In London an underground train fails to stop at Moorgate terminus station and crashes into the end of the tunnel, killing 43 people.
On March 4. 1814 ; Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario. source
On March 4. 1814 ; Americans defeat British forces at the Battle of Longwoods between London, Ontario and Thamesville, near present-day Wardsville, Ontario.
On March 14.1885 ; The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London. source
On March 14.1885 ; The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, receives its first public performance in London.
On March 20.1974 ; An unsuccessful attempt is made by a lone perpetrator to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne in The Mall, London. source
On March 20.1974 ; An unsuccessful attempt is made by a lone perpetrator to kidnap Her Royal Highness Princess Anne in The Mall, London.
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. source
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
On March 31.1990 ; Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax. source
On March 31.1990 ; Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
On April 6.1895 ; Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. source
On April 6.1895 ; Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
On April 9.1937 ; The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. source
On April 9.1937 ; The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. source
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
On April 11. 1977 ; London Transport's Silver Jubilee buses are launched. source
On April 11. 1977 ; London Transport's Silver Jubilee buses are launched.
On April 19.1839 ; The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality. source
On April 19.1839 ; The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.
On April 22.1930 ; The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. source
On April 22.1930 ; The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
On April 24.1993 ;An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London. source
On April 24.1993 ;An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
On April 28.1910 ;Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England. source
On April 28.1910 ;Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
On April 29.2011 ; The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. source
On April 29.2011 ; The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.