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TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
6th June 1977 Sex Pistols, banned from playing on English soil, play on a Thames cruiser as they drift past the House of Parliament.
6th June 1976 J Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London
6th June 1972 Glam rock singer David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
6th June 1959 Born today: Amanda Pays, London England, actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits)
6th June 1957 R&B singer Junior was born in London.
6th June 1938 Sigmund Freud arrives in London
6th June 1921 Southwark Bridge was opened to traffic by King George V and Queen Mary.
6th June 1918 Carry On actor Kenneth Connor was born in Islington, London.
6th June 1896 Henry Allingham, World War I veteran was born in Clapton.
6th June 1894 Violet Trefusis, writer and socialite born in London.
6th June 1844 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London

6th June 1976 J Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London
6th June 1972 Glam rock singer David Bowie releases The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
6th June 1959 Born today: Amanda Pays, London England, actress (Max Headroom, Off Limits)
6th June 1957 R&B singer Junior was born in London.
6th June 1938 Sigmund Freud arrives in London
6th June 1921 Southwark Bridge was opened to traffic by King George V and Queen Mary.

6th June 1918 Carry On actor Kenneth Connor was born in Islington, London.

6th June 1896 Henry Allingham, World War I veteran was born in Clapton.
6th June 1894 Violet Trefusis, writer and socialite born in London.
6th June 1844 Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London
The Shady Old Lady's Guide to London
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The London Tennis Tour
A tour of some of the key sites for tennis historians, including more than just Wimbledon!
Virtual Tour Guide: ShadyOldLady