8th of November 2026
8th of November 2026 is the 312th day of the year.
This day in history:
1602: Bodleian Library Opens - ...more
1861: Trent Affair Threatens Anglo-US War - ...more
1965: Race Relations Act comes into force - ...more
1987: Enniskillen Remembrance Day Bomb - ...more
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British quote for the day:
I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. - Somerset Maugham.
Born today:
Julian of Norwich - 1342, Thomas Manning - 1772, William Smith - 1846, Herbert Austin - 1866, Arnold Bax - 1883, Neil Gunn - 1891, Conrad Waddington - 1905, Ken Dodd - 1927, Richard Stoker - 1938, Paul Mckenna - 1963, Gordon Ramsay - 1966, Joe Cole - 1981, Jack Osbourne - 1985.
Died today:
John Milton - 1674, Thomas Bewick - 1828, Tom Sayers - 1865, Rumer Godden - 1998.
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