Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan Sacking of Berwick upon Tweed
Sacking of Berwick upon Tweed

30th of March 2026

30th of March 2026 is the 89th day of the year.

This day in history:

1296: Sacking of Berwick upon Tweed - ...more
1856: End of the Crimean War - ...more
1979: Airey Neave assasinated - ...more
1992: John Major gets on his Soapbox - ...more
1997: 1st Broadcast of Channel 5 - ...more
2002: Queen Mother Dies - ...more
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British quote for the day:

I should like to say that good batsman are born, not made; but my long experience comes up before me, and tells me that it is not so. - W G Grace.

Born today:

Jethro Tull - 1674, John Stafford Smith - 1750, Henry Hardinge - 1785, Anna Sewell - 1820, Charles Booth - 1840, James Pryde - 1866, Cyril Radcliffe - 1899, Ernst Gombrich - 1909, Ray McAnally - 1926, Eric Clapton - 1945, Robbie Coltrane - 1950, Piers Morgan - 1965.

Died today:

William Hunter - 1783, Beau Brummell - 1840, A E Housman - 1936, Sir James Swinburne - 1958, Douglas Douglas-Hamilton - 1973, Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - 2002.

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Brit Quote:
I went out with this girl the other night, she wore this real slinky number...She looked great going down the stairs - Milton Jones
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On this day:
Sacking of Berwick upon Tweed - 1296, End of the Crimean War - 1856, Airey Neave assasinated - 1979, John Major gets on his Soapbox - 1992, 1st Broadcast of Channel 5 - 1997, Queen Mother Dies - 2002
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