11th of November 2026
11th of November 2026 is the 315th day of the year.
It is Remembrance Day...more, Martinmas...more.
This day in history:
1887: Work starts on the Manchester Ship Canal - ...more
1918: End of the First World War - ...more
1919: First Two-Minute Silence - ...more
1946: Britains 1st New Town - ...more
1953: First edition of Panorama - ...more
1992: Church of England votes to allow female priests - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for every teacher. - A N Wilson.
Born today:
Sir Hermann Bondi - 1919, Hamish Henderson - 1919, Ron Greenwood - 1921, June Whitfield - 1925, Eleanor Simmonds - 1994.
Died today:
Thomas Willis - 1675, William Lonsdale - 1871, Edward German - 1936, A P Herbert - 1971, Elizabeth Maconchy - 1994, Vivian Fuchs - 1999.
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