8th of January 2026
8th of January 2026 is the 8th day of the year.
It is Plough Day.
This day in history:
0871: Battle of Ashdown - Alfred defeats the Danes - ...more
1308: Templars Seized - ...more
1940: Food Rationing Begins - ...more
1989: Kegworth Air Crash - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness. - William Wordsworth.
Born today:
Alfred Wallace - 1823, Wilkie Collins - 1824, Storm Jameson - 1891, Shirley Bassey - 1937, Graham Chapman - 1941, Stephen Hawking - 1942, George Passmore - 1942, David Bowie - 1947.
Died today:
William McNaught - 1881, William Garstin - 1925, Henry Jones - 1929, Robert Baden-Powell - 1941, Charles Onions - 1965, Terry Thomas - 1990, Michael Tippett - 1998, Reginald Revans - 2003, Tony Banks - 2006.
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