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IN THE NEWS
TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
21st June 1982 Princess Diana gives birth to her first son, Prince William.
21st June 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical Evita, premiers in London
21st June 1948 HMT Empire Windrush carrying the first 800 emigrants from the West Indies arrives at Tilbury.
21st June 1944 Ray Davies of the Kinks was born in London.
21st June 1937 The first TV broadcast of a tennis match from Wimbledon was of a first round match between Bunny Austin and George Rogers.
21st June 1930 Born today: Peter Marshall, police commissioner (London)
21st June 1921 Born today: Jean Kent, London England, actress (Adv of Sir Francis Drake)
21st June 1706 John Dollond, pioneering optician, was born in Spitalfields.
21st June 1978 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical Evita, premiers in London
21st June 1948 HMT Empire Windrush carrying the first 800 emigrants from the West Indies arrives at Tilbury.
21st June 1944 Ray Davies of the Kinks was born in London.
21st June 1937 The first TV broadcast of a tennis match from Wimbledon was of a first round match between Bunny Austin and George Rogers.
21st June 1930 Born today: Peter Marshall, police commissioner (London)
21st June 1921 Born today: Jean Kent, London England, actress (Adv of Sir Francis Drake)
21st June 1706 John Dollond, pioneering optician, was born in Spitalfields.
The Shady Old Lady's Guide to London
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Tour of the MonthThe London Tennis Tour
A tour of some of the key sites for tennis historians, including more than just Wimbledon!
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