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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
22nd July 2006 Arsenal's new stadium The Emirates officially opened.
22nd July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by plain clothes police at Stockwell tube station.
22nd July 1971 Born today: Charlotte Gainsbourg, London England, actress (Little Thief)
22nd July 1944 Born today: Rick Davies, London England, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Supertramp)
22nd July 1928 Fulham football legend Jimmy Hill was born in Balham, South London.
22nd July 1919 De Falla and Massine's Three-cornered Hat, premieres in London
22nd July 1844 Born today: William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor (spoonerisms)
22nd July 1814 The Earliest known match played at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Top Celebrity-related places to visit in London.
Ahhh, the lure of celebrity has always shone bright in London, even through it's darkest days. Dotted through London's champagne fuelled history are tales of excess and debauchery and our favourites - the tales of celebrities falling from grace.
TOP 10 CELEBRITY RELATED SIGHTS IN LONDON:
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11. Margaret Rutherford lived Here @ 4 Berkeley Place, Wimbledon
12. Benny Hill lived here @ Roof Flat, 1 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London
13. Former Annie McCall Hospital @ McCall Close, Jeffreys Road
14. Oldest house in the City @ 41/42 Cloth Fair, London
15. Poirot's London Pad @ Charterhouse Square
16. Abbey Road Studios @ 3 Abbey Road, St Johns Wood
17. Lord Lucan's Murder House @ 46 Lower Belgrave Street, London
18. Dorchester Hotel & Prince Philip @ The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London
19. Alexander McQueen's Flat @ Flat 1, 7 Green Street, Mayfair, London
20. Julie's Restaurant @ 135 Portland Road, Holland Park, London
21. Scene of the Fish Slapping Dance @ Teddington Lock, London
22. Roger Moore was born here @ 37-39 Jeffreys Road, Stockwell
23. Tulse Hill School to the stars @ Tulse Hill School, Lambeth
24. Home to Keith Moon @ Tara House, Saint Annes Hill
25. David Beckham grew up here @ 150 Norman Road, Leytonstone
26. HG Wells+Peter Cook lived here @ 17 Church Row, Hampstead, London
27. The Buckstone Club @ Theatre Royal Haymarket,
28. Lord Lucan's Home @ 72a Elizabeth Street
29. Syd 'Floyd' Barrett lived here @ 2 Earlham Street, Soho, London
30. Cafe de Paris @ 4 Coventry Street, Piccadilly
31. Imogen Hassall lived here @ Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon
32. The Fitzroy Tavern @ 16 Charlotte Strreet
33. Steve Davis started here @ 71 Kirkham Street, Plumstead, London
34. Bow Street Magistrates Court @ Bow Street, Covent Garden, London
35. Beatles first no.1 written here @ 57 Wimpole Street, London
36. Royalty House & Theatre @ 72-74 Dean Street, Soho, London
37. The Rolling Stones lived here @ 102 Edith Grove, Chelsea, London
38. The Hand & Racquet @ 48 Whitcomb Street
39. Freddie Mercurys last house @ 1 Logan Place, Kensington, London
40. The Holborn Restaurant @ 129 Kingsway, Holborn
41. Stephen Fry is Paramount @ Tottenham Court Road
42. Lawrence Olivier's Lovepad @ 4 Christchurch Street, Chelsea, London
43. One Sexy Beast @ Green Street
44. The Langham Hotel @ 1C Portland Place, Regent Street, London
45. The first Micklewhite Home @ 283 Weston Street
46. Famous Rock Lips Born Here @ 147 Brent Lane
47. Tony Blair lived here @ 1 Richmond Crescent, Islington
48. Oasis... in Berwick Street @ Berwick Street, Soho
49. Italian Job: Charlie's Flat @ 18 Denbigh Close, Notting Hill
50. Kate Middleton's Hen Party Venue @ 86 Fulham Road, Chelsea
51. Bob Hope was born here @ 44 Craigton Road, Eltham
52. Michael Winner's Woodland House @ 31 Melbury Road, Holland Park
53. The Big Brother House @ Shenley Road, Borehamwood
54. Fab Four Tailoring @ 161 King's Road
55. Les Ambassadeurs @ 5 Hamilton Place
56. The A & R Club @ 142 Charing Cross Road
57. Marylebone Registry Office @ Marylebone Road
58. The Saint at the Halcyon @ 81 Holland Park
59. Home to Beatlemania @ 13 Monmouth Street
60. The Cleveland Street Sex Scandal @ 19 Cleveland Street, London
61. Eaglesfield's Famous Comedy Son @ Red Lion Lane
62. Cooper always won them over @ Forest Road, Walthamstow
63. A Comic Legends resting place @ Kew Meadow Path, Richmond
64. Sir Clement the Great @ Boundary Road, St John's Wood
65. The Marquee Club @ 90 Wardour Street, Soho, London
66. The Turkish Beatles @ 28 Winchester Road, St Margarets, Twickenham, Mi
67. Wood Green Empire @ High Road, Wood Green, London
68. Rolling Stones Row @ 103 Cheyne Walk
69. Only Fools and Fibs... @ Harlech Tower, South Acton
70. Boris Becker's Sex Cupboard @ Nobu Restaurant, 19 Old Park Lane, London
71. The Museum Tavern @ 49 Great Russell Street
72. Jimmy White started here @ 2a Lynwood Road, Tooting Bec, London
73. Stuntman Blondins Niagara Villa @ Northfield Avenue, Northfields, London
74. Home to a Great Magician @ 105 Warwick Avenue, Maida Vale
75. Home to Hattie Jacques @ 7 Oxford Road
76. Home to Richard Burton @ 6 Lyndhurst Road, Hampstead
77. White's Chocolate House @ 69 St. James Street
78. A Funny Man schooled here @ The Ride, Brentford
79. Once home to Mr Stamp @ Canal Road, Bow
80. Elton John was born here @ 55 Pinner Hill Road, Pinner, Middlesex
81. The Butcher Sessions @ 1 The Vale, King's Road
82. Makepeace not Injury @ Tower Bridge
83. Ringo Drinks A Pint @ 28 Winchester Road
84. Whistler's House @ 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London
85. Not Queer, Not Jewish @ 7 Duke Street
86. The Elephant Man lived here @ The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London
87. Patrick Stewart's friendly Ghost @ 18 Suffolk Street
88. One hell of an Actor @ 8 Hamilton Place
89. Musical Hotel with Pedigree @ The Station Hotel, 1 Kew Road, Richmond
90. Elizabeth Taylor was born here. @ 8 Wildwood Road, Hampstead
91. The Latymer School @ Haselbury Road, Edmonton
92. Ashley Cole's The Collection @ 264 Brompton Road, London
93. Queen's Speech Racy Clinic @ 33 Portland Place
94. Boujis, Royal Nightclub @ 43 Thurloe Street, Chelsea, London
95. Vampire author lived here @ 38 Great Pulteney Street, London
96. Russian Emperor Alexander I @ Reed House, Piccadilly, London
97. White's Gentleman's Club @ 37-38 St James
98. Quadrophenia Party House @ Clarendon Gardens, Wembley, London
99. Downstairs at the King's Head @ The King's Head, 2 Crouch End Hill, Crouch End
100. The Mayfair Hotel @ Stratton Street, Mayfair
101. A Beatle gets Busted @ 34 Montagu Square, Marylebone
102. Lillie Langtry's Love Pad @ 37 Ovington Square, Knightsbridge
103. The X Factor House @ 15 West Heath Road, Golders Green, London
104. Legendary Soho Eaterie In Flames @ Chez Victor, 45 Wardour Street
105. The Rainbow Coffee House @ 16 Fleet Street
106. Southwark Cathedral @ London Bridge
107. A Tall Guy in a Brit Comedy @ 60 Hawley Road
108. A Collection of Celebs @ 264 Brompton Road, Chelsea
109. Willie Rushton was born here @ Cromwell Road, Earl's Court
110. Her Majesty's Theatre @ Haymarket, London
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
