- 10 July
- 1212 – The Great Fire of 1212 destroys buildings on London Bridge and kills up to 3,000 trapped on the bridge or trying to escape in boats.
- 1801 – Paddington Arm of the Grand Junction Canal opens between Paddington Basin and Bulls Bridge Junction near Hayes.
- 1900 – Bexley Heath Railway taken over by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway.