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| 1915 | Asquith, Henry Herbert |  |
| 31st May London German Zeppelins bombard the suburbs of London |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Churchill statys in London during the bombing of London |
| London Opens up the tube stations to the public despite opposition from local officials |
| 23rd Aug London 1st air raids take place on central London |
| 7th Sep London The Luftwaffe begin to systematically bomb London, the blitz |
| 8th Sep London The Chancellor agrees with Churchill & air-raid damage is charged to the state |
| 10th Nov London London is bombed by 170 aircraft |
| Dec London In 5 months 22,000 are killed |
| 30th Dec London Germany bombs Londo with 1,000 bombers |
| 30th Dec London Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife |
| 1940 | George VI | |
| London The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice |
| 9th Sep Buckingham Pal A bomb falls on the garden of Buckingham Palace |
| 1940 | Morrison | |
| 4th Oct London Former Leader of the London County Council, useful during the blitz |
| 31st Dec London Makes a broadcast on BBC TV outlining plans for fire-fighting in London |
| 1944 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 13th June London V-1 missiles 1st land on London |
| 8th Sep London London is hit by V-2 rockets for first time, missiles falling on Epping and Chiswick |
| 1996 | Major, John Roy | |
| 18th Feb London The explosion comes just nine days after the IRA ended its ceasefire with a bombing in the Docklands area of London, which killed two people |
| 18th Feb London Three people are feared dead & eight have been hurt after a bomb exploded on a double decker bus in the heart of London's West End |
| 2005 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 7th July London Bombs were detonated in three crowded London subways and one bus during the peak of the city's rush hour, the suicide bombings, thought to be the work of al-Qaida, kill 56 people including the bombers and injur another 700 |
| 7th July London Four suicide bombers blow themselves up on London's transport system killing 52 people and wounding about 700 |
