Battle of Pinkie - last conflict between england and scotland
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10th of September 2026

10th of September 2026 is the 253rd day of the year.

This day in history:

0043: Claudius Receives Surrender of 11 British Tribes - ...more
1547: Battle of Pinkie - last conflict between england and scotland - ...more
1897: Worlds 1st Drunk Driver Caught - ...more
1984: Eureka Moment for DNA Fingerprinting - ...more
2000: Sierra Leone Hostages Freed by SAS - ...more
2003: Who Wants to be a Millionaire Coughing Scandal - ...more
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British quote for the day:

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. - Arthur C Clarke.

Born today:

Thomas Sydenham - 1624, Henry Purcell - 1659, John Soane - 1753, Richard Spruce - 1817, Charles Onions - 1873, Mortimer Wheeler - 1890, Cyril Connolly - 1903, Beryl Cook - 1926, David Pountney - 1947, Judy Geeson - 1948, Carol Decker - 1957, Colin Firth - 1960, Guy Ritchie - 1968.

Died today:

Mary Wollstonecraft - 1797, Charles MacLaren - 1866, Wilfrid Blunt - 1922, Sir George Thomson - 1975, Jock Stein - 1985, Sir Hermann Bondi - 2005, Anita Roddick - 2007.

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Brit Quote:
Motion is tranquility. - Stirling Moss
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On this day:
Claudius Receives Surrender of 11 British Tribes - 0043, Battle of Pinkie - last conflict between england and scotland - 1547, Worlds 1st Drunk Driver Caught - 1897, Eureka Moment for DNA Fingerprinting - 1984, Sierra Leone Hostages Freed by SAS - 2000, Who Wants to be a Millionaire Coughing Scandal - 2003
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