20th of August 2026
20th of August 2026 is the 232nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1667: Paradise Lost Published - ...more
1951: First Benny Hill TV Show - ...more
1989: Marchioness Disaster - ...more
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British quote for the day:
History, a distillation of rumour. - Thomas Carlyle.
Born today:
Henry Liddon - 1829, Charles Lapworth - 1842, Duncan Macrae - 1905, Robert Plant - 1948, David Walliams - 1971, Jamie Cullum - 1979.
Died today:
Frederick Bridell - 1863, William Miller - 1872, William Booth - 1912, Dudley Watkins - 1969, Sir Fred Hoyle - 2001.
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