360What happened in 1666?
6 moments from 1666 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 2–6 September 1666
The Great Fire of London
In September 1666, a fire that began in a bakery on Pudding Lane burned for four days and destroyed most of the City of London, including more than 13,000 houses and St Paul's Cathedral. London was rebuilt in brick and stone, and the disaster led to new building rules and the growth of fire insurance.
- On this day · 2 September 1666
The Great Fire of London begins
In the early hours of 2 September 1666, a fire broke out in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London. Fanned by strong winds, it burned for four days and destroyed about 13,000 houses and old St Paul's Cathedral. The city was rebuilt in brick and stone.
- 1666 · from 1666–1699: The age of science begins
Great Fire of London
- 2 September 1666 · from The Great Fire of London
Fire starts on Pudding Lane
- 6 September 1666 · from The Great Fire of London
Fire is brought under control
- 1666 · from The 1660s: fire, plague and Newton's great years
Great Fire of London; French Academy of Sciences founded