First Non-Stop Transatlantic Jet Flight
First Non-Stop Transatlantic Jet Flight 10 Soldiers killed by IRA bomb attack in Deal
10 Soldiers killed by IRA bomb attack in Deal Launch of ITV
Launch of ITV

22nd of September 2026

22nd of September 2026 is the 265th day of the year.

This day in history:

1950: First Non-Stop Transatlantic Jet Flight - ...more
1955: Launch of ITV - ...more
1989: 10 Soldiers killed by IRA bomb attack in Deal - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Any truth is better than indefinite doubt. - Arthur Conan Doyle.

Born today:

John Home - 1722, Michael Faraday - 1791, Christabel Pankhurst - 1880, Muriel Box - 1905, Arthur Lowe - 1915, Fay Weldon - 1931, George Kenneth Younger - 1931, Mark Phillips - 1948, Oona King - 1967, Sue Perkins - 1969, Chesney Hawkes - 1971, Billie Piper - 1982.

Died today:

John Biddle - 1662, Mary Sherwood - 1851, Geraldine Jewsbury - 1880, Charles Santley - 1922, Ian Hay - 1952, Frederick Soddy - 1956.

Hotel of the day:

Petwood Hotel

Petwood Hotel

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Brit Quote:
As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold. - Jonathan Swift
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On this day:
First Non-Stop Transatlantic Jet Flight - 1950, Launch of ITV - 1955, 10 Soldiers killed by IRA bomb attack in Deal - 1989
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