Lawrence of Arabia dies
Lawrence of Arabia dies Speaker Announces Resignation
Speaker Announces Resignation T E Lawrence
T E Lawrence

19th of May 2026

19th of May 2026 is the 139th day of the year.
It is St Dunstans Day...more.

This day in history:

1536: Anne Boleyn Beheaded - ...more
1649: Cromwell Declares England a Commonwealth - ...more
1759: Kew Gardens Opens - ...more
1935: Lawrence of Arabia dies - ...more
2009: Speaker Announces Resignation - ...more
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British quote for the day:

To get a job where the only thing you have to do in your career is to make people laugh-well, it's the best job in the world - Ronnie Barker.

Born today:

Charlotte Schreiber - 1812, Charles Sorley - 1895, Nicholas Winton - 1909, Max Perutz - 1914, Robert Kilroy-Silk - 1942, Pete Townshend - 1945, Victoria Wood - 1953, Heather Watson - 1992.

Died today:

Anne Boleyn - 1536, Charles Montagu - 1715, James Boswell - 1795, Benjamin Guinness - 1868, W E Gladstone - 1898, Benjamin Baker - 1907, T E Lawrence - 1935, Ronald Colman - 1958, John Betjeman - 1984, Muriel Box - 1991.

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It is only in the world of objects that we have time and space and selves. - T S Eliot
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On this day:
Anne Boleyn Beheaded - 1536, Cromwell Declares England a Commonwealth - 1649, Kew Gardens Opens - 1759, Lawrence of Arabia dies - 1935, Speaker Announces Resignation - 2009
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