First electric trams begin running in London
First electric trams begin running in London 1st Crufts Dog Show
1st Crufts Dog Show first official census is held in Britain
first official census is held in Britain

10th of March 2026

10th of March 2026 is the 69th day of the year.

This day in history:

1801: first official census is held in Britain - ...more
1876: Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st telephone call - ...more
1883: First electric trams begin running in London - ...more
1886: 1st Crufts Dog Show - ...more
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British quote for the day:

From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. - Arthur Conan Doyle.

Born today:

John Playfair - 1748, Dugald MacColl - 1859, Dame Eva Turner - 1892, Emeli Sandé - 1987.

Died today:

St John Ogilvie - 1615, Sir Wyville Thomson - 1882, William Bragg - 1942, Laurence Binyon - 1943, Frank O'Connor - 1966, Ray Milland - 1986.

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Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. - Sir Francis Bacon
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On this day:
first official census is held in Britain - 1801, Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st telephone call - 1876, First electric trams begin running in London - 1883, 1st Crufts Dog Show - 1886
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