1717    King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's ''Water Music'' is premiered.

1845    {{HMS|Erebus|1826|6}} and {{HMS|Terror|1813|6}} with 134 men under John Franklin sail from the River Thames in Britain, beginning a disastrous expedition to find the Northwest Passage. All hands are lost.

1878    Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat {{SS|Princess Alice|1865|2}} collides with the ''Bywell Castle'' in the River Thames.

1897    The Blackwall Tunnel under the River Thames is officially opened

1902    The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens.

1989    The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision, 51 people are killed.