6th of October 2026
6th of October 2026 is the 279th day of the year.
This day in history:
1769: Cook reaches New Zealand - ...more
1854: The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead - ...more
1985: Broadwater Farm Riots - ...more
2007: First Human-Powered Circumnavigation Ends - ...more
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British quote for the day:
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry. - GK Chesterton.
Born today:
John Caius - 1510, Henry Wriothesley - 1573, Barbara Castle - 1910, Melvyn Bragg - 1939, Gerry Adams - 1948, Ricky Hatton - 1978.
Died today:
Edward Godwin - 1886, Charles Parnell - 1891, William Henry Smith - 1891, Alfred Lord Tennyson - 1892, Ian Ramsey - 1972, Dennis Price - 1973, Gilbert Ryle - 1976, Hattie Jacques - 1980.
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