24th of October 2026
24th of October 2026 is the 297th day of the year.
This day in history:
1857: Worlds Oldest Football Club Founded - ...more
1929: Wall Street Crash - ...more
1945: Formation of UN - ...more
2003: Last Commercial Concorde Flight - ...more
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British quote for the day:
The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down. - George Eliot.
Born today:
James MacKintosh - 1765, David Roberts - 1796, Dame Sybil Thorndike - 1882, Marghanita Laski - 1915, Robin Day - 1923, Jean Alexander - 1926, Ronnie Kray - 1933, Reggie Kray - 1933, Bill Wyman - 1936, Jonathan Davies - 1962, Wayne Rooney - 1985.
Died today:
William Prynne - 1669, George Cadbury - 1922, Jo Grimond - 1993.
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