12th of November 2026
12th of November 2026 is the 316th day of the year.
This day in history:
1439: First Town Incorporated by English Parliament - ...more
1642: Battle of Brentford - ...more
1715: Battle of Preston - ...more
1931: Elgar opens Abbey Road recording studios - ...more
1933: First Photo of Nessie - ...more
1944: Tirpitz Sunk - ...more
1984: End of the Pound note - ...more
1990: Tim Berners-Lee Proposes world wide web - ...more
1992: Absolutely Fabulous Debuts - ...more
1999: Gary Glitter Jailed - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. - Sir Francis Bacon.
Born today:
John Strutt - Lord Rayleigh - 1842, Ben Travers - 1886, Mariella Frostrup - 1962, Katherine Grainger - 1975.
Died today:
Stephen Gardiner - 1555, John Hawkins - 1595, Thomas Fairfax - 1671, Charles Kemble - 1854, Elizabeth Gaskell - 1865, J I M Stewart - 1994.
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