Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick Dryden Made First Poet Laureate
Dryden Made First Poet Laureate Royal Military Academy established
Royal Military Academy established

13th of April 2026

13th of April 2026 is the 103rd day of the year.

This day in history:

1668: Dryden Made First Poet Laureate - ...more
1741: Royal Military Academy established - ...more
1919: The Amritsar Massacre - ...more
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British quote for the day:

We dont know much about the human conscience except that its soluble in alcohol - Sir John Mortimer.

Born today:

Guy Fawkes - 1570, Thomas Percy - 1729, Lord North - 1732, Thomas Lawrence - 1769, Richard Trevithick - 1771, William Bennett - 1816, George Holyoake - 1817, John McEwen - 1868, Robert McColl - 1876, Arthur 'Bomber' Harris - 1892, Kenneth Martin - 1905, Eric James - 1909, John Braine - 1922, Michael Halliday - 1925, Edward Fox - 1937, Seamus Heaney - 1939, Christopher Hitchens - 1949, Nicole Cooke - 1983.

Died today:

Hugh Clapperton - 1827, Richard Garnett - 1906, William Orchardson - 1910, Max Gluckman - 1975, George Brown - 1996, Dame Muriel Spark - 2006.

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Brit Quote:
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man - Sir Francis Bacon
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On this day:
Dryden Made First Poet Laureate - 1668, Royal Military Academy established - 1741, The Amritsar Massacre - 1919
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