14th of July 2026
14th of July 2026 is the 195th day of the year.
This day in history:
1789: Storming of the Bastille - ...more
1867: 1st demonstration of Dynamite - ...more
1928: First National Grid Pylon Erected - ...more
1967: Abortion Bill Passed - ...more
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British quote for the day:
There seem to me to be very few facts, at least ascertainable facts, in politics - Robert Peel.
Born today:
James Haldane - 1768, George Green - 1793, John Lockhart - 1794, Albert Gamage - 1855, Emmeline Pankhurst - 1858, F R Leavis - 1895, Terry Thomas - 1911, Geoffrey Wilkinson - 1921, Sir James Black - 1924, William Rees-Mogg - 1928, David Mitchell - 1974, Lee Mead - 1981.
Died today:
Richard Bentley - 1742, John Wilkinson - 1808, Edward Calvert - 1883, William Perkin - 1907, Dame Cicely Saunders - 2005.
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