22nd of August 2026
22nd of August 2026 is the 234th day of the year.
This day in history:
0565: St Columba Sees Nessie - ...more
1138: Battle of the Standard - ...more
1485: Battle of Bosworth - ...more
1642: English Civil war Begins - ...more
1864: First Geneva Convention Signed - ...more
1964: First Edition of Match of the Day - ...more
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British quote for the day:
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing - George Bernard Shaw.
Born today:
Henry Maudsley - 1771, Edward Pusey - 1800, Geraldine Jewsbury - 1812, Alexander Campbell Mackenzie - 1847, Alice Meynell - 1847, Walter McLennan Citrine - 1887, Albert Mansbridge - 1952, Steve Davis - 1957.
Died today:
Richard III - 1485, Warren Hastings - 1818, Richard Oastler - 1861, John Sanger - 1889, Robert Arthur Cecil - 1903, Oliver Lodge - 1940, Lord Nuffield - 1963, William Richard Morris - 1963, Lancelot Hogben - 1975, Charles Hill - 1989.
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