31st of August 2026
31st of August 2026 is the 243rd day of the year.
This day in history:
1888: Jack the Ripper’s First Victim - ...more
1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash - ...more
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British quote for the day:
The kind of people who always go on about whether a thing is in good taste invariably have very bad taste - Joe Orton.
Born today:
Sir Bernard Charles Lovell - 1913, Robert Hanbury-Brown - 1916, Martin Bell - 1938, Van Morrison - 1945, Todd Carty - 1963, Kristina Cook - 1970, Kirstie Allsopp - 1971.
Died today:
John Bunyan - 1688, John Lawes - 1900, Harry H Johnston - 1927, Hall Caine - 1931, Henry Moore - 1986, Diana Spencer - 1997, George Porter - 2002.
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