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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
24th August 1967 The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at The Park Lane Hilton.
24th August 1961 Born today: Mark Bedders Bedfored, London, rock bassist (Madness)
24th August 1961 Mad Men actor Jared Harris was born in London.
24th August 1957 Comedian Stephen Fry born in Hampstead, London.
24th August 1954 William Heatherton's Reluctant Debutante, premieres in London
24th August 1940 Luftwaffe bombs London
24th August 1591 Bachelor Poet Robert Herrick was born in Cheapside, London.
Bram Stoker lived here
The auther of Dracula, Bram Stoker lived and wrote here.
Location: 18 St Leonards Terrace, Chelsea
Description: Dublin-born author Bram Stoker (1847-1912) settled in London after becoming the manager of celebrated actor Henry Irving.
He was living here in Chelsea when he came up with Dracula in 1897, one of the most influential horror novels ever written, after suffering nightmarish dreams from eating too much dressed crab.
Ranking This Month: 1916/2718
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's House», 2.3km
Mount Pleasant - or is it?», 3.2km
Self Help Man lived here», 1.7km
Dr Johnson's Dictionary House», 2.9km
Charles Dickens Childhood Home», 3.5km
Saffron Hill», 3.0km
Rimbaud and Verlaines House», 3.5km
142 The Strand», 2.4km
Eccentric George Cecil Ives», 3.7km
Home of poet Robert Browning», 2.3km
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