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24th of August 2026

24th of August 2026 is the 236th day of the year.
It is St. Bartholomews Day...more.

This day in history:

0079: Vesuvius Erupts - ...more
1217: Battle of Sandwich - ...more
1453: Heworth Moor Skirmish - ...more
1772: Last Traitor Hanged, Drawn and Quartered - ...more
1795: British Cleric Patents Corkscrew - ...more
1814: British Burn Washington - ...more
1833: Factory Act - ...more
1921: Hull Airship Disaster - ...more
1931: Huxley Finishes Brave New World - ...more
1947: First Edinburgh International Festival - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. - John Locke.

Born today:

Alexander II - 1198, John Taylor - 1578, Selina Huntingdon - 1707, William Wilberforce - 1759, Daniel Gooch - 1816, May Sinclair - 1863, Max Beerbohm - 1872, John Maclean - 1879, Jean Rhys - 1890, Graham Sutherland - 1903, Charles Causley - 1917, Antonia Byatt - 1936, Stephen Fry - 1957.

Died today:

Thomas Chatterton - 1770, Adrian Haworth - 1833, Kenneth Leighton - 1988, Sir Wilfred Thesiger - 2003.

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Brit Quote:
The disease which inflicts bureaucracy and what they usually die from is routine - John Stuart Mill
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On this day:
Vesuvius Erupts - 0079, Battle of Sandwich - 1217, Heworth Moor Skirmish - 1453, Last Traitor Hanged, Drawn and Quartered - 1772, British Cleric Patents Corkscrew - 1795, British Burn Washington - 1814, Factory Act - 1833, Hull Airship Disaster - 1921, Huxley Finishes Brave New World - 1931, First Edinburgh International Festival - 1947
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