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2 September 1666
Great Fire of London
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Fire breaks out in Thomas Farryner's bakehouse in Pudding Lane
near London Bridge in the middle of the night. A driving east wind helps the
flames spread despite the (ineffective) efforts of parish officials and the
lord mayor. The fire burns for four days, destroying Old St Paul's cathedral,
the Guildhall, Royal Exchange, 87 parish churches, 44 livery halls and 13,200
houses. To commemorate the event, the Monument is erected in 1677 near the site
of the fire's outbreak.
For the full story, see Fire.
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