9th of July 2026
9th of July 2026 is the 190th day of the year.
This day in history:
1877: 1st Wimbledon tennis tournament - ...more
1917: HMS Vanguard Lost with 843 Men - ...more
1947: Engagement of Queen Elizabeth - ...more
1959: Supercell Storm over Wokingham - ...more
1984: Lightning strikes York Minster - ...more
2001: First Episode of The Office - ...more
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British quote for the day:
It is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of it's own reason - Mary Shelley.
Born today:
John Dryden - 1631, Ann Radcliffe - 1764, Henry Robinson - 1830, Simon Marks - 1888, Roy Wilson - 1900, Barbara Cartland - 1901, Edward Heath - 1916, Richard Wilson - 1936, David Hockney - 1937, John Simpson - 1944.
Died today:
Edmund Burke - 1797, Sir William Parry - 1855, Annie Kenney - 1953.
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