Great Fire of London

disaster in 17th century England
Event city_fire Q164679
Great Fire of London
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Great Fire of London

Summary

Great Fire of London is a city fire[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Fire of London is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].
  • Great Fire of London's instance of is recorded as city fire[4].
  • The location of Great Fire of London was London[5].
  • Great Fire of London's Commons category is recorded as Great Fire of London[6].
  • Great Fire of London began on September 2, 1666[7].
  • Great Fire of London ended on September 6, 1666[8].
  • Great Fire of London's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5157, 'lon': -0.0921}[9].
  • Great Fire of London's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Fire of London[10].
  • Great Fire of London resulted in {'amount': '+6'} deaths[11].
  • Great Fire of London's has effect is recorded as execution[12].
  • Great Fire of London's destroyed is recorded as building[13].
  • Great Fire of London's perpetrator is recorded as Thomas Farriner[14].

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When and Where

Great Fire of London began on September 2, 1666[7]. It ended on September 6, 1666[8]. It took place at London[5]. It is in the country of Kingdom of England[3].

Context

Great Fire of London's instance of is recorded as city fire[4].

Outcome and Impact

Great Fire of London resulted in {'amount': '+6'} deaths[11].

Why It Matters

Great Fire of London has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14537 zswvcxs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14537]]: zswvcxs, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294230684|The Great Fire of London (#294230684)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8060|‎BBC B"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect execution
    Start time
    Instance of city fire
    Location London
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007549192905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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