9th of October 2026
9th of October 2026 is the 282nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1779: First Luddite riots - ...more
1854: Siege of Sebastopol Begins - ...more
1967: Breathalyser Introduced - ...more
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British quote for the day:
I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many unsigned poems, was a woman - Virginia Woolf.
Born today:
Albert Seward - 1863, Alastair Sim - 1900, Sir Donald Sinden - 1923, Ruth Ellis - 1926, Bill Tidy - 1933, Brian Blessed - 1937, John Lennon - 1940, Sharon Osbourne - 1952, Steve Ovett - 1955, David Cameron - 1966, Lee McConnell - 1978.
Died today:
William Sacheverell - 1691, Henry Fielding - 1754, Archibald Thorburn - 1935, Wilfred Grenfell - 1940, Sir Henry Tizard - 1959, Mary Martin - 1969, Anna Freud - 1982, Alec Douglas-Home - 1995, John Lewis - 2012.
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