Iranian Embassy siege

siege that took place in London from 30 April to 5 May 1980

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1980 — 1980

event, hostage taking, siege, United Kingdom

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• The Operations Room article^@

Location: 51.501705555, -0.171994444, ///handle.frosted.issued, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1975-12-06T00:00:00Z

Balcombe Street Siege

0455-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesford

0894-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Benfleet

1936-10-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cable Street

0776-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Otford

0043-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Thames

1980-05-05T00:00:00Z

Iranian Embassy siege

1667-06-09T00:00:00Z

Raid on the Medway

1940-12-29T00:00:00Z

Second Great Fire of London

1911-01-03T00:00:00Z

Siege of Sidney Street

1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of the Tower of London

1940-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Blitz

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Frameless

16 Princes Gate

Embassy of Iran, London 1

Embassy of Iran, London 2

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 01

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 07

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 08

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 09

Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 10

IranEmbassyUK

Iranian Embassy After the Siege

Iranian embassy London 9003

Iranian Embassy London

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		The Operations Room article@			Wikidata
conflict	1975	Balcombe Street Siege	United Kingdom, hostage taking, razzia		Wikidata
conflict	455	Battle of Aylesford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	894	Battle of Benfleet	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1936	Battle of Cable Street	United Kingdom, battle		Wikidata
conflict	776	Battle of Otford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	43	Battle of the Thames	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1980	Iranian Embassy siege	United Kingdom, siege, hostage taking		Wikidata
conflict	1667	Raid on the Medway	United Kingdom, military raid, naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Second Great Fire of London	United Kingdom, airstrike, city fire		Wikidata
conflict	1911	Siege of Sidney Street	United Kingdom, siege, police raid		Wikidata
conflict	1460	Siege of the Tower of London	siege, conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1940	The Blitz	United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city		Wikidata
image	2008	16 Princes Gate			Wikimedia
image	2013	Embassy of Iran, London 1			Wikimedia
image	2013	Embassy of Iran, London 2			Wikimedia
image	2016	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 01			Wikimedia
image	2016	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 07			Wikimedia
image	2016	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 08			Wikimedia
image	2016	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 09			Wikimedia
image	2016	Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, London (2016) 10			Wikimedia
image	2006	IranEmbassyUK			Wikimedia
image	1980	Iranian Embassy After the Siege			Wikimedia
image	2011	Iranian embassy London 9003			Wikimedia
image	2012	Iranian Embassy London			Wikimedia