29th of August 2026
29th of August 2026 is the 241st day of the year.
This day in history:
1350: Battle of Winchelsea - ...more
1842: Treaty of Nanking - ...more
1895: Birth of Rugby League - ...more
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British quote for the day:
It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn - Robert Southey.
Born today:
John Locke - 1632, Frederick Maurice - 1805, Elizabeth Gaskell - 1810, Greer Garson - 1904, Sir John Charnley - 1911, Tony Crosland - 1918, Richard Attenborough - 1923, Thom Gunn - 1929, Lenny Henry - 1958.
Died today:
John Lilburne - 1657, Henry Sidgwick - 1900, Alfred Wallis - 1942, Mary Norton - 1992.
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