17th of October 2026
17th of October 2026 is the 290th day of the year.
This day in history:
1091: Great London Tornado - ...more
1173: Battle of Fornham - ...more
1346: Battle of Neville Cross - ...more
1660: Regicides Executed - ...more
1814: London Beer Flood - ...more
1860: 1st Professional Golf Tournament - ...more
1895: First Motoring Offences in Britain - ...more
1917: First Full-Scale British Air-raid - ...more
1956: World’s First Fully Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Opened - ...more
2000: Hatfield Rail Crash - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Theres only one thing worse than an Estate Agent but that can be safely lanced, drained and surgically dressed. - Stephen Fry.
Born today:
John Wilkes - 1727, John Bowring - 1792, A S Neill - 1883, Herbert Howells - 1892, George Brown - 1921, Michael Eavis - 1935, Peter Stringfellow - 1940, Cameron Mackintosh - 1946, Toby Young - 1963, Gregg Wallace - 1964.
Died today:
Sir Philip Sidney - 1586, Philip Sheppard - 1976.
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