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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
19th October 1960 Born today: Dan Woody Woodgate, London, rock drummer (Madness)
19th October 1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow
19th October 1941 Born today: Simon Ward, London England, actor (4 Musketeers, 4 Feathers)
19th October 1911 Royal Mint in London sends dies for $1 coin to Ottawa Branch
19th October 1741 David Garrick appears on stage in West End for the first time, in the title role of Richard III.
George Best lived here
The former home of George Best and Lady Wilde.
Location: 89 Oakley Street, Chelsea, London
Description: Legendary Northern Ireland dribbler George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) bought a flat here in 1984 for £55,000, and used it as his London home for the rest of his life.
The former Manchester United footballer could often be found between here and the Phene Arms round the corner.
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde, Oscar Wilde's mother, and a poet and essayist in her own right, was a previous tenant here a century previous.
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