28th of August 2026
28th of August 2026 is the 240th day of the year.
This day in history:
1609: Henry Hudson Reaches Delaware Bay - ...more
1640: Battle of Newburn - ...more
1914: First Battle of Heligoland Bight - ...more
1933: First Radio Appeal for Help by Police - ...more
1963: Martin Luther King Has a Dream - ...more
1996: Charles and Diana Divorce - ...more
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British quote for the day:
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear - George Orwell.
Born today:
George Villiers - 1592, Edward Burne-Jones - 1833, Ivor Gurney - 1890, John Betjeman - 1906, Godfrey Hounsfield - 1919, Stuart Bithell - 1986.
Died today:
William Smith - 1839, Leigh Hunt - 1859, Carl Giles - 1995, Phyllis Pearsall - 1996.
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