16th of August 2026
16th of August 2026 is the 228th day of the year.
It is St Roch's Day...more.
This day in history:
1513: Henry VIII Wins Battle of the Spurs - ...more
1765: East India Company Acquires Bengal - ...more
1819: Peterloo Massacre - ...more
1896: Klondike Gold Rush - ...more
1944: Rainham V1 Train Disaster - ...more
1964: Fred Trueman First Test Bowler to 300 Wickets - ...more
2004: Boscastle Floods - ...more
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British quote for the day:
If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush. - Dawn French.
Born today:
Carolina Nairne - 1766, Arthur Cayley - 1821, Frederick Kipping - 1863, T E Lawrence - 1888, David Dickinson - 1941, Katherine Hamnett - 1947, Alan Minter - 1951, George Galloway - 1954, Frankie Boyle - 1972.
Died today:
Thomas Fuller - 1661, Andrew Marvell - 1678, Sir Norman Lockyer - 1920.
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