1st of August 2026
1st of August 2026 is the 213th day of the year.
This day in history:
1715: First Formal Sculling Race - ...more
1740: Rule Britannia First Performed - ...more
1774: Priestley Discovers Oxygen - ...more
1798: Battle of the Nile - ...more
1820: Regent’s Canal Opens - ...more
1834: Britain abolishes slavery - ...more
1871: First Bank Holiday - ...more
1932: First Mars Bar Made - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. - Oscar Wilde.
Born today:
Andrew Melville - 1545, M R James - 1862, Dame Rose Macaulay - 1881, Pam Gems - 1925, Lionel Bart - 1930, Donald Neilson - 1936, Sam Mendes - 1965.
Died today:
Edward Tyson - 1708, Queen Anne - 1714, Elizabeth Inchbald - 1821, Walter Geikie - 1837, William Grove - 1896, George Beilby - 1924, John Ogdon - 1989.
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