Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish Cutty Sark Ablaze
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Leo Sayer

21st of May 2026

21st of May 2026 is the 141st day of the year.

This day in history:

0685: Battle of Nechtansmere - ...more
1382: Major Earthquake Damages Canterbury Cathedral - ...more
1420: Treaty of Troyes - ...more
1966: Cooper Floors Ali - ...more
2007: Cutty Sark Ablaze - ...more
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British quote for the day:

England is not all the world. - Mary, Queen of Scots.

Born today:

Alexander Pope - 1688, Elizabeth Fry - 1780, Mary Anning - 1799, Charles Portal - 1893, Hywel Lewis - 1910, Robert Welch - 1929, Leo Sayer - 1948, Andrew Neil - 1949, Noel Fielding - 1973, Mark Cavendish - 1985, Adele - 1988, Tom Daley - 1994.

Died today:

Thomas Howard - 1524, Christopher Smart - 1771, Thomas Warton - 1790, Max Wall - 1990, Barbara Cartland - 2000, John Gielgud - 2000.

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Brit Quote:
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other. - Sir Kingsley Amis
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On this day:
Battle of Nechtansmere - 0685, Major Earthquake Damages Canterbury Cathedral - 1382, Treaty of Troyes - 1420, Cooper Floors Ali - 1966, Cutty Sark Ablaze - 2007
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