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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:

4th February 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1 months)

4th February 1918 Born today: Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)

4th February 1914 Born today: Ida Lupino, London England, actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

4th February 1909 Born today: Robert Coote, London, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe)

4th February 1796 3 sailors Colley, Cole, and Blanche, convicted of the murder of Captain Little, are hung at the Wapping Execution Dock.

4th February 1787 1st Anglican bishops of NY and Pennsylvania consecrated in London

4th February 1693 Born today: George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)

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