Randy Turpin
Randy Turpin Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter Relief of Mafeking
Relief of Mafeking

17th of May 2026

17th of May 2026 is the 137th day of the year.

This day in history:

1756: The Seven Years' War Starts - ...more
1895: W.G. Grace Scores his Hundredth Hundred - ...more
1900: Relief of Mafeking - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Necessity has no law. - Oliver Cromwell.

Born today:

Robert Surtees - 1803, Sir Norman Lockyer - 1836, Dorothy Richardson - 1873, H H Price - 1899, Dennis Potter - 1935, Jimmy Boyle - 1944, Paul Whitehouse - 1958, Craig Ferguson - 1962, Christine Ohuruogu - 1984.

Died today:

Matthew Parker - 1575, Samuel Clarke - 1729, Randy Turpin - 1966, Norman Vaughan - 2002.

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Brit Quote:
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction - John Stuart Mill
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On this day:
The Seven Years' War Starts - 1756, W.G. Grace Scores his Hundredth Hundred - 1895, Relief of Mafeking - 1900
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