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14th of June 2026

14th of June 2026 is the 165th day of the year.

This day in history:

1645: Battle of Naseby - ...more
1822: Babbage Proposes Proto-Computer - ...more
1982: End of Falklands War - ...more
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British quote for the day:

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. - Virginia Woolf.

Born today:

John Thomson - 1837, Heddle Nash - 1896, Eric Laithwaite - 1921, Anthony Sher - 1949, Rowan Williams - 1950, Paul O'Grady - 1955, Boy George - 1961, Alan Carr - 1976.

Died today:

Colin MacLaurin - 1746, Jerome K Jerome - 1927, Emmeline Pankhurst - 1928, GK Chesterton - 1936, John Logie Baird - 1946, John McEwen - 1948, Peggy Ashcroft - 1991, Bernard Miles - 1991.

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Brit Quote:
It is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple: one must be a manly woman, or a womanly man. - Virginia Woolf
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On this day:
Battle of Naseby - 1645, Babbage Proposes Proto-Computer - 1822, End of Falklands War - 1982
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