5th of October 2026
5th of October 2026 is the 278th day of the year.
This day in history:
1830: First Bathing Suit on Sale - ...more
1936: The Jarrow March begins - ...more
1969: Monty Python 1st screened - ...more
1974: IRA Bomb Guildford - ...more
1999: Paddington Rail Crash - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Better to be without logic than without feeling. - Charlotte Bronte.
Born today:
William Scoresby - 1789, John Symonds - 1840, Michael Hordern - 1911, Flann O'Brien - 1911, Jock Stein - 1922, Bruce Millan - 1927, Michael Morpurgo - 1943, Laura Davies - 1963, Nick Robinson - 1963, Kate Winslet - 1975.
Died today:
Charles Cornwallis - 1805, Thomas Mitchell - 1855, Bryan Procter - 1874, William Lassell - 1880, William Heinemann - 1920, Leonard Rossiter - 1984, Maurice Wilkins - 2004.
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