29th of October 2026
29th of October 2026 is the 302nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1618: Walter Raleigh is executed - ...more
1956: Suez Conflict Begins - ...more
1986: M25 fully opens - ...more
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British quote for the day:
It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions - Daniel Defoe.
Born today:
James Boswell - 1740, William Carpenter - 1813, Wilfred Rhodes - 1877, Henry Green - 1905, Robert Hardy - 1925, Peter Green - 1946, Michael Vaughan - 1974.
Died today:
Walter Raleigh - 1618, Luke Hansard - 1828, James Hannington - 1885, Edward Hargraves - 1891, Gerald Massey - 1907, Edmund Hirst - 1975, Kenneth Macmillan - 1992, Kenneth MacMillan - 1992.
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