6th of August 2026
6th of August 2026 is the 218th day of the year.
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This day in history:
1945: Hiroshima - ...more
2000: Great Yarmouth Showered with Fish - ...more
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British quote for the day:
People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. - Ben Elton.
Born today:
Matthew Parker - 1504, William Wollaston - 1766, Daniel O'Connell - 1775, Alfred Lord Tennyson - 1809, James Greathead - 1844, Alfred Ernest Albert of Saxe-Coburg - 1844, William Collingwood - 1854, Alexander Fleming - 1881, William Slim - 1891, William Slim - 1891, Freddie Laker - 1922, Chris Bonington - 1934, Barbara Windsor - 1937, Geri Halliwell - 1972.
Died today:
Ben Jonson - 1637, F Tennyson Jesse - 1958, Cedric Hardwicke - 1964, Robin Day - 2000, Robin Cook - 2005, Simon Gray - 2008.
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