Mollie Sugden
Mollie Sugden Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop
Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton

1st of July 2026

1st of July 2026 is the 182nd day of the year.

This day in history:

1690: Battle of the Boyne - ...more
1916: First Day of the Somme - ...more
1918: Disaster at Chilwell Shell Plant - ...more
1948: Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop - ...more
1977: Wade wins Jubilee Wimbledon - ...more
1997: Britain hands back Hong Kong to China - ...more
2007: Smoking Ban in England - ...more
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British quote for the day:

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. - Winston Churchill.

Born today:

Joseph Hall - 1574, Verney Cameron - 1844, Charles Laughton - 1899, Amy Johnson - 1903, Beatrix Lehmann - 1903, Hammond Innes - 1913, Trevor Eve - 1951, Diana Spencer - 1961, Carl Fogarty - 1965, Mark Hunter - 1978.

Died today:

John Brunner - 1919, Wally Hammond - 1965, Lawrence Bragg - 1971, C P Snow - 1980, Willie Whitelaw - 1999, Fred Trueman - 2006, Mollie Sugden - 2009, Nicholas Winton - 2015.

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Brit Quote:
Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. - John Lennon
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On this day:
Battle of the Boyne - 1690, First Day of the Somme - 1916, Disaster at Chilwell Shell Plant - 1918, Oxfam Opens its First Charity Shop - 1948, Wade wins Jubilee Wimbledon - 1977, Britain hands back Hong Kong to China - 1997, Smoking Ban in England - 2007
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