Last Executions in Britain
Last Executions in Britain John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

13th of August 2026

13th of August 2026 is the 225th day of the year.

This day in history:

1704: Marlborough wins Battle of Blenheim - ...more
1964: Last Executions in Britain - ...more
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British quote for the day:

One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts. - Samuel Johnson.

Born today:

James Gillray - 1757, John Ireland - 1879, John Logie Baird - 1888, Christopher Nevinson - 1889, Alfred Hitchcock - 1899, Alan John Sainsbury - 1902, Frederick Sanger - 1918, Bernard Manning - 1930, Phil Taylor - 1960, Alan Shearer - 1970, Nick Dempsey - 1980.

Died today:

Richard Lewis - 1831, William Jevons - 1882, John Everett Millais - 1896, Florence Nightingale - 1910, Octavia Hill - 1912, H G Wells - 1946, Alison Hargreaves - 1995.

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Brit Quote:
There is not in nature, a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger. - Alan Bleasdale
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On this day:
Marlborough wins Battle of Blenheim - 1704, Last Executions in Britain - 1964
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