On This Day in London: The Shady Old Lady's Guide to London
It all happened here on our streets, but today is the anniversary of which key events from London's history:
19th March 1958 First planetarium in Britain opened at Madame Tussauds. (66 years ago this year)
19th March 1944 Tippett's oratorium Child of Our Time, premieres in London (80 years ago this year)
19th March 1874 British film director Cecil Hepworth was born in Lambeth. (150 years ago this year)
19th March 1749 Princess Louisa born in Leicester House. (275 years ago this year)
20th March 1968 Arsenal footballer Paul Merson was born in Harlesden, North London. (56 years ago this year)
20th March 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa lands (1 months) (104 years ago this year)
20th March 1906 George B Shaws Captain Brassbound's Conversion, premieres in London (118 years ago this year)
20th March 1727 Issac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, died in London aged 84. (297 years ago this year)
20th March 1616 Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana (408 years ago this year)
21st March 1974 Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall (50 years ago this year)
21st March 1968 Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London (56 years ago this year)
21st March 1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London (61 years ago this year)
21st March 1958 Actor Gary Oldman was born in New Cross, London. (66 years ago this year)
21st March 1925 Born today: Peter Brook, London, director (1776)/TV writer (99 years ago this year)
21st March 1888 Arthur Pinero's Sweet Lavender, premieres in London (136 years ago this year)
21st March 1853 Alfred Cops, zookeeper at the Tower of London, died at the Tower of London 18 years after his menagerie closed. (171 years ago this year)
21st March 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London (343 years ago this year)
22nd March 2017 Four die and forty injured in van and stabbing terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge. (7 years ago this year)
22nd March 1948 Born today: Musicals Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, in Kensington. (76 years ago this year)
22nd March 1946 Born today: Laraine Ashton, fashion models' agent (London) (78 years ago this year)
22nd March 1943 Yardbirds frontman Keith Relf was born in Richmond. (81 years ago this year)
22nd March 1928 Noel Coward's musical This Year of Grace, premieres in London (96 years ago this year)
22nd March 1912 Racing driver Leslie_Johnson was born in Walthamstow. (112 years ago this year)
22nd March 1908 Actress Iris Sadler was born in Forest Gate. (116 years ago this year)
22nd March 1863 Historian GRS Mead was born in Peckham. (161 years ago this year)
22nd March 1832 British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act. (192 years ago this year)
23rd March 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces UK lockdown. (4 years ago this year)
23rd March 1934 Born today: Bryan Bass, headmaster (City of London School) (90 years ago this year)
23rd March 1933 Born today: Geoffrey Leigh, CEO (Allied London Properties) (91 years ago this year)
23rd March 1929 Record-breaking athlete Roger Bannister was born in Harrow. (95 years ago this year)
23rd March 1921 Record-breaking racer Donald Campbell was born in Kingston-upon-Thames. (103 years ago this year)
23rd March 1905 Born today: Ralph Perring, Lord Mayor (London) (119 years ago this year)
23rd March 1889 The free Woolwich ferry service was launched by Sir Joseph Bazalgette. (135 years ago this year)
23rd March 1861 London's 1st tramcars, designed by Mr Train of NY, begins operating (163 years ago this year)
23rd March 1743 George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah premieres in London (281 years ago this year)
23rd March 1729 Celebrated satirical painter William Hogarth married Jane Thornhill, daughter of artist Sir James Thornhill. (295 years ago this year)