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20th of August 2026

20th of August 2026 is the 232nd day of the year.

This day in history:

1667: Paradise Lost Published - ...more
1951: First Benny Hill TV Show - ...more
1989: Marchioness Disaster - ...more
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British quote for the day:

History, a distillation of rumour. - Thomas Carlyle.

Born today:

Henry Liddon - 1829, Charles Lapworth - 1842, Duncan Macrae - 1905, Robert Plant - 1948, David Walliams - 1971, Jamie Cullum - 1979.

Died today:

Frederick Bridell - 1863, William Miller - 1872, William Booth - 1912, Dudley Watkins - 1969, Sir Fred Hoyle - 2001.

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Brit Quote:
What loneliness is more lonely than distrust? - George Eliot
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On this day:
Paradise Lost Published - 1667, First Benny Hill TV Show - 1951, Marchioness Disaster - 1989
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