Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks
Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks Barings Bank Collapses
Barings Bank Collapses Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe

26th of February 2026

26th of February 2026 is the 57th day of the year.

This day in history:

1797: First £1 Note Issued - ...more
1797: The Bank of England becomes Insolvent - ...more
1839: First Grand National - ...more
1852: Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks - ...more
1952: Churchill Announces British Atom Bomb - ...more
1968: Shelton Hospital Fire - ...more
1995: Barings Bank Collapses - ...more
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British quote for the day:

One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live. - John Ruskin.

Born today:

Christopher Marlowe - 1564, Eaton Hodgkinson - 1789, I A Richards - 1893, Margaret Leighton - 1922, Sandie Shaw - 1947, David Edgar - 1948, Richard Egington - 1979.

Died today:

John Kemble - 1823, Harry Lauder - 1950, Russell Hunter - 2004, Wendy Richard - 2009.

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Brit Quote:
Suspense is worse than disappointment. - Robert Burns
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On this day:
First £1 Note Issued - 1797, The Bank of England becomes Insolvent - 1797, First Grand National - 1839, Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks - 1852, Churchill Announces British Atom Bomb - 1952, Shelton Hospital Fire - 1968, Barings Bank Collapses - 1995
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