5th of June 2026
5th of June 2026 is the 156th day of the year.
This day in history:
1913: Suffragette dies - throws herself in front of the KIngs Horse - ...more
1947: Marshall Aid Launched - ...more
1949: Noddy’s First Appearance - ...more
1963: John Profumo resigns - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated. - Mary Shelley.
Born today:
Thomas Chippendale - 1718, John Adams - 1819, John Maynard Keynes - 1883, Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett - 1884, Roy Thomson - 1894, William Roberts - 1895, Dennis Gabor - 1900, Sir Rudolf Peierls - 1907, Douglas Young - 1913, James Kennaway - 1928, Margaret Drabble - 1939, David Hare - 1947, Ed Vaizey - 1968, Ross Noble - 1976, David Weir - 1979.
Died today:
Orlando Gibbons - 1625, Sir John Richardson - 1865, Lord Kitchener - 1916, Augustus Love - 1940, Sir Frederick Russell - 1984.
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