Provisional IRA formally ceases Violence
Provisional IRA formally ceases Violence Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter The Battle of London Airport
The Battle of London Airport

28th of July 2026

28th of July 2026 is the 209th day of the year.

This day in history:

1689: Relief of Derry – No Surrender - ...more
1914: Start of World War I - ...more
1948: The Battle of London Airport - ...more
1959: Postcodes Introduced - ...more
2005: Provisional IRA formally ceases Violence - ...more
2005: The Birmingham Tornado - ...more
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British quote for the day:

A woman that does a mans work is just a lazy cow - Jo Brand.

Born today:

Gerard Manley Hopkins - 1844, Beatrix Potter - 1866, Sir Kingsley Amis - 1902, Sir Karl Popper - 1902, John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd - 1904, Malcolm Lowry - 1909, John Stonehouse - 1925, Ian McCaskill - 1938, Harry Kane - 1993.

Died today:

Thomas Cromwell - 1540, Richard Corbet - 1635, Flinders Petrie - 1942.

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Brit Quote:
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door. - Charles Dickens
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On this day:
Relief of Derry – No Surrender - 1689, Start of World War I - 1914, The Battle of London Airport - 1948, Postcodes Introduced - 1959, Provisional IRA formally ceases Violence - 2005, The Birmingham Tornado - 2005
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