Historical place archive

London in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at London in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records7 event labels6 people1866–2019

Historical events in London

1866

4 December 1866
London Conference
John Alexander Macdonald · Government of Canada

Helps finalize Confederation terms at the London Conference.

1897

22 June 1897
Diamond Jubilee
Wilfrid Laurier · Government of Canada

Represents Canada at Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee.

1901

1901
Party Leader
Robert Laird Borden · Conservative Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party

1917

1917
Imperial War Cabinet
Robert Laird Borden · Conservative Party

Appointed Member of Imperial War Cabinet

1926

19 November 1926
Imperial Conference
William Lyon Mackenzie King · Government of Canada

Helps secure recognition of Dominion equality in the Balfour Declaration.

2011

22 June 2011
Fly from Here
Benoit David · Popular Music

Sings on Fly from Here, a Yes album developed from Buggles-era material.

2019

14 October 2019
Booker Prize
Margaret Atwood · Literature

Shares the Booker Prize for The Testaments.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Canada and London. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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