1st of July 2026
1st of July 2026 is the 182nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1690: Battle of the Boyne - ...more
1916: First Day of the Somme - ...more
1918: Disaster at Chilwell Shell Plant - ...more
1948: Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop - ...more
1977: Wade wins Jubilee Wimbledon - ...more
1997: Britain hands back Hong Kong to China - ...more
2007: Smoking Ban in England - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
I can take any amount of criticism as long as its unqualifed praise - Noel Coward.
Born today:
Joseph Hall - 1574, Verney Cameron - 1844, Charles Laughton - 1899, Amy Johnson - 1903, Beatrix Lehmann - 1903, Hammond Innes - 1913, Trevor Eve - 1951, Diana Spencer - 1961, Carl Fogarty - 1965, Mark Hunter - 1978.
Died today:
John Brunner - 1919, Wally Hammond - 1965, Lawrence Bragg - 1971, C P Snow - 1980, Willie Whitelaw - 1999, Fred Trueman - 2006, Mollie Sugden - 2009, Nicholas Winton - 2015.
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