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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
25th September 1984 1st London performance of musical Stepping Out presented
25th September 1966 Actor Jason Flemyng was born in Putney, London.
25th September 1939 Conservative MP Leon Brittan was born in London.
25th September 1906 John Galsworthy's Silver Box, premieres in London
25th September 1888 The Royal Court Theatre in Kensington was opened.
25th September 1886 Comedy opera Dorothy, 1st produced in London
Houndsditch Murder Scene
This is where Latvian murderers dargged their leader to in 1910.
Location: 59 Golding Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 1QH
Description: After the murder of two Sergeants in Houndsditch on 16th December 1910, the gang of Latvian revolutionaries dragged their wounded leader George Gardstein here - almost 3/4 mile away. An intense search followed, and a number of the gang or their associates were soon arrested.
The episode ended with the Sidney Street Siege on January 1911.
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The Siege of Sidney Street
This is where the Siege of Sidney Street took place.
2007-09-11
The 1st Railway Murder», 2.5km
Alexander Litvenenko's Home», 7.2km
Writers Poison Umbrella Stabbing», 2.2km
David Attenborough's Skull», 10.km
First Murder solved by Identikit», 2.7km
Wainewright the Poisoner», 3.2km
Serial Killer's former home», 7.4km
Murderer Dennis Nilsens Home», 6.2km
Death of God's Banker», 1.7km
Mystery of Scotland Yard», 3.1km
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