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Events on Friday 9 June 1780 1
1780Gordon RiotsAnti-Catholic rioting devastates LondonLord George Gordon led a mass petition against the Catholic Relief Act of 1778, and the crowd turned to rioting. Catholic chapels, prisons including Newgate, and private homes were attacked or burned over several days. Troops were called in and about 285 rioters were killed.