Elizabeth David
Elizabeth David Lloyd George becomes prime minister
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6th of December 2025

6th of December 2025 is the 340th day of the year.
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This day in history:

1768: 1st Instalment of Encyclopaedia Britannica - ...more
1916: Lloyd George becomes prime minister - ...more
1922: Anglo-Irish treaty is signed - ...more
2005: Tories Pick Cameron as Leader, - ...more
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British quote for the day:

A happy family is but an earlier heaven. - George Bernard Shaw.

Born today:

Henry VI - 1421, Warren Hastings - 1732, Sylvia Warner - 1893, Elizabeth David - 1913, Harold Hopkins - 1918, Eric Newby - 1919, George Porter - 1920, Helen Liddell - 1950, Geoff Hoon - 1953, Nick Park - 1958, Andrew Flintoff - 1977.

Died today:

Algernon Sidney - 1683, Joseph Black - 1799, William Swainson - 1855, Anthony Trollope - 1882, Gwyn Jones - 1999.

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Brit Quote:
On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points. - Virginia Woolf
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On this day:
1st Instalment of Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1768, Lloyd George becomes prime minister - 1916, Anglo-Irish treaty is signed - 1922, Tories Pick Cameron as Leader, - 2005
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