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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
23rd October 1986 Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke was born in London.
23rd October 1962 Born today: Beatie Edney, London England, actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man)
Home to the Daily Courant
This is where the 'Daily Courant' was first published in 1702
Location: Fleet Street
Description: About 400 metres dowm from St.Pauls Cathedral there is a rectangular blue plaque on the wall by the junction which states that this is the site of London's first daily newspaper called the 'Daily Courant'.
It was first published on the 11th March 1702 and was a single sheet with two columns.
It was soon sold to Sam Buckley who moved it to Little Britain. Sam later became printer of the Spectator and in 1735 merged with the Daily Gazetteer.
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This is where the 'Daily Courant' was first published in 1702 |
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