26th of April 2026
26th of April 2026 is the 116th day of the year.
This day in history:
1895: Trial of Oscar Wilde begins - ...more
1928: Tussauds Finally Reopens after Fire, - ...more
1937: Guernica Bombed - ...more
1986: Chernobyl - ...more
1999: Death of Jill Dando - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Consequences are unpitying. - George Eliot.
Born today:
Thomas Reid - 1710, David Hume - 1711, Henry Bastian - 1837, Edwin Roe - 1877, Sir Owen Richardson - 1879, John Grierson - 1898, David Coleman - 1926, Anne McLaren - 1927, Howard Davies - 1945, Margherita Taylor - 1972, Miss Dynamite - 1981.
Died today:
John Somers - 1716, Jeremy Collier - 1726, James Rice - 1882, Sid James - 1976, Cicely Courtneidge - 1980, Robert Garioch - 1981, Jill Dando - 1999, Max Nicholson - 2003.
Hotel of the day:
Choose another day:
Brit Quote: |
|
On this day: |