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30th of June 2026

30th of June 2026 is the 181st day of the year.

This day in history:

1643: Battle of Adwalton Moor - ...more
1858: The Great Stink at its Worst - ...more
1934: Night of the Long Knives - ...more
1940: German Troops invade Channel Islands - ...more
1997: First Harry Potter Book Published - ...more
2007: Terror Attack on Glasgow Airport - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail. - John Donne.

Born today:

John Gay - 1685, Thomas Lovell Beddoes - 1803, Stanley Spencer - 1891, Harold Laski - 1893, Jack McConnell - 1960, Etienne Stott - 1979, Ashley Walters - 1982.

Died today:

John Strutt - Lord Rayleigh - 1919, Nancy Mitford - 1973, Christopher Fry - 2005.

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Brit Quote:
As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler. - Izaak Walton
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On this day:
Battle of Adwalton Moor - 1643, The Great Stink at its Worst - 1858, Night of the Long Knives - 1934, German Troops invade Channel Islands - 1940, First Harry Potter Book Published - 1997, Terror Attack on Glasgow Airport - 2007
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