26th of September 2026
26th of September 2026 is the 269th day of the year.
This day in history:
1580: Drake completes the first circumnavigation of the globe - ...more
1861: 1st British Open Golf Championship - ...more
1925: Blackpool illuminations light up for 1st time - ...more
1955: 1st Birds Eye Fishfingers go on Sale - ...more
1983: 21 IRA men escape from Maze Prison - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric. - Bertrand Russell.
Born today:
Cuthbert Collingwood - 1748, James Rice - 1843, Barnes Wallis - 1887, T S Eliot - 1888, Anthony Blunt - 1907, John Arden - 1930, Joe Brown - 1930, Ricky Tomlinson - 1939, Anne Robinson - 1944, Bryan Ferry - 1945.
Died today:
Alexander Laing - 1826, Keir Hardie - 1915, George Balfour - 1941, Hugh Lofting - 1947, Conrad Waddington - 1975, Geoffrey Wilkinson - 1996.
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