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:
Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one. - Thomas Carlyle.
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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