30th of August 2026
30th of August 2026 is the 242nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1860: Birkenhead Has First Tram in Europe - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Tolerance is another word for indifference. - Somerset Maugham.
Born today:
Mary Shelley - 1797, William Paton Ker - 1855, Waldo Williams - 1904, Denis Healey - 1917, John Peel - 1939, Sue MacGregor - 1941, John Surman - 1944, Anthony Gormley - 1950, Ben Bradshaw - 1960.
Died today:
Sir J J Thomson - 1940, Joseph Thomson - 1940, Guy Burgess - 1963, Cyril Knowles - 1991.
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