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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London, from Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666. The fire gutted the me...
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Monday 3 September 1666 Saturday 1 September 1666 ... (Average for September 1666) ... September 2: This fatal night about ten, began that deplorable fire, neere Fishstreete in Lond: http://ur1.ca/alr6...
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The Great Fire of London began on the night of September 2, 1666, as a small fire on Pudding Lane, in the bakeshop of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles II. At one o'clock in the morning, a servant woke to find the house aflame, and the baker and his family escaped, but a fear-struck maid perished in the blaze.
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The history of Hull, its heritage and its people. The Stewarts. ... A portion of the cost of this building was borne by the king, on condition that his officers of customs should occupy certain rooms in it for the purpose of a Custom House, on a lease for 50 years, st a rental of £2 per annum.
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Samuel Pepys Diary 1666 - Great Fire; ... On September 2, 1666, Thomas Farrinor, baker to King Charles II of England, failed, in effect, to turn off his oven. ... Pepys Diary Entry, September 2 1666...
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September 1st 1666. Up and at the office all the morning, and then dined at home. Got my new closet made mighty clean against to-morrow. Sir W. Pen and my wife and Mercer and I to "Polichinelly," but were there horribly frighted to see Young Killigrew come in with a great many more young sparks;
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The great fire of London broke out, destroying much of the city, including St. Paul's Cathedral. ... The U.S. Treasury Department was established. ... Vice President Theodore Roosevelt gave his "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech, regarding foreign policy, at the Minnesota State Fair.
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On The 2nd of September 1666 AD Great Fire of London begins, learn about famous dates in UK History in London ... At about midnight on September 2 1666 a fire started in the bakery of one Thomas Farriner (also spelled Farynor at times) in Pudding Lane, and spread through his house before a servant was woken by the flames.
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and warehouses of oil and wines and brandy and other things. Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703), from his diary, c. September 2, 1666 ... John Howard, prison reformer, born on September 2, 1726; The cause of Hawaii and independence is larger and dearer than the life of any man connected with it. Love of country is deep-seated in...
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