23rd of October 2026
23rd of October 2026 is the 296th day of the year.
This day in history:
1642: Battle of Edgehill - ...more
1707: First Parliament of Great Britain - ...more
1739: War of Jenkins’ Ear Begins - ...more
1911: First British-Made Ford Car - ...more
1942: Battle of El Alamein - ...more
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British quote for the day:
A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become - W H Auden.
Born today:
Robert Bridges - 1844, George Saintsbury - 1845, Frederick Lanchester - 1868, George Newman - 1870, Douglas Jardine - 1900, Diana Dors - 1931, Anita Roddick - 1942, Maggi Hambling - 1945, Cat Deeley - 1976.
Died today:
W G Grace - 1915, Charles Barkla - 1944, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown - 1955, Douglas Young - 1973, Reg Butler - 1981.
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