Cool Britannia Party at 10 Downing Street
Cool Britannia Party at 10 Downing Street Emily Bronte
Emily Bronte Falkirk Rail Disaster
Falkirk Rail Disaster

30th of July 2026

30th of July 2026 is the 211th day of the year.

This day in history:

1746: Bloody Retribution in Kennington - ...more
1935: First Penguin Paperbacks - ...more
1966: England win the World Cup - ...more
1984: Falkirk Rail Disaster - ...more
1997: Cool Britannia Party at 10 Downing Street - ...more
2006: Last Edition of Top of the Pops - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Man's love is of man's life a part; it is a woman's whole existence. In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love. - Lord Byron.

Born today:

Samuel Rogers - 1763, Emily Bronte - 1818, Richard Haldane - 1856, James Scott Cumberland - 1890, Henry Moore - 1898, Cyril Parkinson - 1909, Clive Sinclair - 1940, Frances de la Tour - 1944, Harriet Harman - 1950, Kate Bush - 1958, Daley Thompson - 1958, Pete Tong - 1960, Paul Oakenfold - 1963, Justin Rose - 1980, James Anderson - 1982.

Died today:

Thomas Gray - 1771, Walter Pater - 1894, Alfred Ernest Albert of Saxe-Coburg - 1900, Maud Royden - 1956.

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Brit Quote:
My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic. - Spike Milligan
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On this day:
Bloody Retribution in Kennington - 1746, First Penguin Paperbacks - 1935, England win the World Cup - 1966, Falkirk Rail Disaster - 1984, Cool Britannia Party at 10 Downing Street - 1997, Last Edition of Top of the Pops - 2006
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