Great Colchester Earthquake
Great Colchester Earthquake America Invades Whitehaven
America Invades Whitehaven Knox-Johnston completes first solo non stop voyage around the world
Knox-Johnston completes first solo non stop voyage around the world

22nd of April 2026

22nd of April 2026 is the 112th day of the year.

This day in history:

1778: America Invades Whitehaven - ...more
1884: Great Colchester Earthquake - ...more
1969: Knox-Johnston completes first solo non stop voyage around the world - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable - Sir Francis Bacon.

Born today:

Henry Fielding - 1707, Phil May - 1864, Harold Jeffreys - 1891, Megan Lloyd-George - 1902, Kathleen Ferrier - 1912, Yehudi Menuhin - 1916, George Cole - 1925, Jancis Robinson - 1950, Gary Rhodes - 1960, Louis Smith - 1989.

Died today:

James Hargreaves - 1778, Richard Trevithick - 1833, William Stubbs - 1901, Henry Campbell-Bannerman - 1908, Sir Henry Royce - 1933, Frank Short - 1945, Charles Portal - 1971, Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi - 2005.

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Brit Quote:
Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue. - Virginia Woolf
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On this day:
America Invades Whitehaven - 1778, Great Colchester Earthquake - 1884, Knox-Johnston completes first solo non stop voyage around the world - 1969
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