30th of September 2026
30th of September 2026 is the 273rd day of the year.
This day in history:
1319: The Battle of Myton-on-Swale - ...more
1847: Vegetarian Society Formed - ...more
1888: Jack the Ripper Kills twice in one Day - ...more
1928: The discovery of penicillin - ...more
1929: BBC begins TV Transmissions - ...more
1938: Chamberlain Proclaims Peace for our Time, - ...more
1945: Bourne End Rail Crash - ...more
1965: Thunderbirds Are Go! - ...more
1967: Radio 1 goes on air - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners. - Evelyn Waugh.
Born today:
Fitzroy Somerset - 1788, John Rae - 1813, Frederick Roberts - 1832, Michael Powell - 1905, J I M Stewart - 1906, Stanley Hooker - 1907, Deborah Kerr - 1921, Donald Swann - 1923, Marc Bolan - 1947, Omid Djalili - 1965.
Died today:
George Whitefield - 1770, James Brindley - 1772, Thomas Percy - 1811, Frederick Birkenhead - 1930, William Ridge - 1930, Robert Hadfield - 1940, Lewis Richardson - 1953, Frederic Bartlett - 1969, Storm Jameson - 1986, Marius Goring - 1998.
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