Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier Cook reaches Australia
Cook reaches Australia Waco Siege Ends
Waco Siege Ends

19th of April 2026

19th of April 2026 is the 109th day of the year.
It is Primrose Day...more.

This day in history:

1012: Archbishop of Canterbury Martyred by Vikings - ...more
1587: Drake Attacks Cadiz - ...more
1770: Cook reaches Australia - ...more
1993: Waco Siege Ends - ...more
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British quote for the day:

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle. - Ian Fleming.

Born today:

Adrian Haworth - 1768, John Phillip - 1817, Edmund Henderson - 1821, Margery Ashby - 1882, Richard Hughes - 1900, James Mollison - 1905, Dickie Bird - 1933, Dudley Moore - 1935, Tim Curry - 1946, Sue Barker - 1956, Kelly Holmes - 1970, Joe Hart - 1987.

Died today:

Thomas Sackville - 1608, Richard Price - 1791, Lord Byron - 1824, James Gambier - 1833, William Havergal - 1870, Benjamin Disraeli - 1881, Charles Darwin - 1882, John Symonds - 1893, Henry Newbolt - 1938, Sidney Keyes - 1943, Gerald Berners - 1950, Anthony Tudor - 1987, Daphne du Maurier - 1989, Benny Hill - 1992, James G Ballard - 2009.

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Brit Quote:
I'm every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars - Michael Caine
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On this day:
Archbishop of Canterbury Martyred by Vikings - 1012, Drake Attacks Cadiz - 1587, Cook reaches Australia - 1770, Waco Siege Ends - 1993
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