1st of October 2026
1st of October 2026 is the 274th day of the year.
This day in history:
0959: Edgar the Peaceable Unites English Kingdoms - ...more
1604: World's first railway inaugurated - ...more
1843: First edition of the News of the World - ...more
1894: First British Cable Car Opens - ...more
1901: Kipling publishes Kim - ...more
1918: Lawrence of Arabia Takes Damascus - ...more
1974: 1st McDonalds opens in London - ...more
1985: Toxteth Riots - ...more
2002: Durham Pioneers Congestion Charge - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging! - Denis Healey.
Born today:
Henry III - 1207, William Beckford - 1760, Stanley Holloway - 1890, Julie Andrews - 1935, Duncan Edwards - 1936, Larry Lamb - 1947, Harry Hill - 1964, Nicola Wilson - 1976.
Died today:
Edwy the Fair - 0959, John Blow - 1708, William Brodie - 1788, Charles Tennant - 1838, Edwin Landseer - 1873, Benjamin Jowett - 1893, William Vernon Harcourt - 1904, William Collingwood - 1932, John Lennard-Jones - 1954, Sir Sacheverell Sitwell - 1988, John Stewart Bell - 1990, Reggie Kray - 2000.
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