19th of April 2026
19th of April 2026 is the 109th day of the year.
It is Primrose Day...more.
This day in history:
1012: Archbishop of Canterbury Martyred by Vikings - ...more
1587: Drake Attacks Cadiz - ...more
1770: Cook reaches Australia - ...more
1993: Waco Siege Ends - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
I can take any amount of criticism as long as its unqualifed praise - Noel Coward.
Born today:
Adrian Haworth - 1768, John Phillip - 1817, Edmund Henderson - 1821, Margery Ashby - 1882, Richard Hughes - 1900, James Mollison - 1905, Dickie Bird - 1933, Dudley Moore - 1935, Tim Curry - 1946, Sue Barker - 1956, Kelly Holmes - 1970, Joe Hart - 1987.
Died today:
Thomas Sackville - 1608, Richard Price - 1791, Lord Byron - 1824, James Gambier - 1833, William Havergal - 1870, Benjamin Disraeli - 1881, Charles Darwin - 1882, John Symonds - 1893, Henry Newbolt - 1938, Sidney Keyes - 1943, Gerald Berners - 1950, Anthony Tudor - 1987, Daphne du Maurier - 1989, Benny Hill - 1992, James G Ballard - 2009.
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