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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
17th August 1990 Actress Rachel Hurd-Wood was born in Streatham, London.
17th August 1968 Actress Helen McCrory was born in Paddington, London.
17th August 1798 Medical pioneer Thomas Hodgkin was born in Pentonville, 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 Infamous Ratcliff Murders», 0.2km
David Attenborough's Skull», 10.km
PC Gutteridge Memorial», 13.km
Murder at Mr Smith's», 4.8km
Dr Crippen's Murder Home», 3.9km
Charing Cross Trunk Murder», 2.6km
Acid Murderer worked here», 5.2km
The Houndsditch Murders», 0.6km
Killer Podola Caught», 4.9km
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street», 2.0km
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