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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
26th September 1963 Born today: Lysette Anthony, London, actress (Angelique-Dark Shadows, Switch)
26th September 1961 Author Will Self was born in Finchley, North London.
26th September 1947 Born today: Graham Faulkner, London, actor (Brother Sun Sister Moon)
26th September 1926 JB Fagan's And So to Bed, premieres in London
26th September 1907 Born today: Ralph Michael, London England, actor (Quest, Doctor in the House)
26th September 1087 The Coronation of William II in Westminster Abbey.
Eisenhower HQ en suite
General Eisenhower bedded down here in World War II.
Location: Park Lane, 51.50729
Description: The Dorchester has become a 'home away from home' in London for many of the world's Heads of State, celebrities, and industry leaders.
But bizarrely during World War II it took on a very different purpose - it became the London HQ for General Eisenhower or 'Ike' as he was known to close friends.
In fact he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944 & 45.
And from the photo it looks like he could have made a career out of 'gurning'!
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Dorchester Hotel & Prince Philip
Peter Sellers heart attack and Prince Phillips stag occured here
2007-06-06
The downfall of Wanstead House», 9.0km
The Old Bedford», 2.0km
Seven Dials (nee Six)», 1.1km
Not a nice way to go», 2.8km
The Last of the Great Exhibition», 1.0km
The Butler's Retreat», 11.km
A Gate into London», 3.3km
The Freud's Lived Here», 3.0km
A Stiff Collar's The Clue», 0.7km
Speaker's Corner...», 0.5km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
