27th of August 2026
27th of August 2026 is the 239th day of the year.
This day in history:
1549: Battle of Dussindale - ...more
1784: First British Balloon Ascent - ...more
1816: Bombardment of Algiers - ...more
1883: Krakatoa Destroyed - ...more
1979: Lord Louis Mountbatten assasinated by IRA - ...more
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British quote for the day:
I sometimes feel that more lousy dishes are presented under the banner of pate than any other. - Sir Kingsley Amis.
Born today:
Charles Rolls - 1877, Eric Coates - 1886, Robert Cecil - 1893, Bernard Miles - 1907, Donald MacKinnon - 1913, James Molyneaux - 1920, Denise Lewis - 1972, Ed McKeever - 1983.
Died today:
William Rastell - 1565, James Thomson - 1748, Sir Rowland Hill - 1879, William Bayliss - 1924, Lionel Rothschild - 1937, Brian Epstein - 1967, Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett - 1969, Louis Mountbatten - 1979.
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