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26th of July 2026

26th of July 2026 is the 207th day of the year.
It is St Annes Day...more.

This day in history:

1469: Battle of Edgecote - ...more
1803: The First Public Railway Opens - ...more
1892: First Asian MP Elected - ...more
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British quote for the day:

I went window shopping today! I bought four windows. - Tommy Cooper.

Born today:

Prince Albert - 1819, George Bernard Shaw - 1856, Joseph Barcroft - 1872, Harold Brighouse - 1882, Aldous Huxley - 1894, James Lovelock - 1919, Brian Mawhinney - 1940, Mick Jagger - 1943, Helen Mirren - 1945, Roger Taylor - 1949, Tanni Grey-Thompson - 1969, Kate Beckinsale - 1973.

Died today:

John Wilmot - 1680, George Borrow - 1881, Sir Edward Poynter - 1919, Kenneth Tynan - 1980, Terry Scott - 1994.

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Brit Quote:
The martyr sacrifices themselves entirely in vain. Or rather not in vain; for they make the narrow narrower - Florence Nightingale
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On this day:
Battle of Edgecote - 1469, The First Public Railway Opens - 1803, First Asian MP Elected - 1892
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