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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
14th August 1948 The first Summer Olympics to be held since 1936, were closed in London.
14th August 1941 Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London
14th August 1903 Born today: Ronald Stewart, CEO (London Brick Co)
14th August 1867 Forsyte Saga author John Galsworthy was born in Kingston Upon Thames.
14th August 1802 Poet and novelist Letitia Elizabeth Landon (LEL) was born in Chelsea, London.
The Goat
John George Haigh met William McSwann here, then murdered him.
Location: 3a Kensington High Street, W8 5NP
Description: Murderer John George Haigh met his first victim, William McSwann, here before luring him off, killing him, and dissolving his body in a bath of acid.
Crime
Murder
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