22nd of May 2026
22nd of May 2026 is the 142nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1455: Battle of St Albans - Wars of the Roses starts - ...more
1611: James I’s Bargain Baronets - ...more
1816: Littleport’s Bread or Blood Riot Begins - ...more
1915: Britains worst Rail Disaster - ...more
1951: Burgess and Maclean Defect - ...more
1984: Abbeystead Disaster - ...more
2013: Murder of Lee Rigby - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Expectation is the root of all heartache. - William Shakespeare.
Born today:
Arthur Conan Doyle - 1859, Laurence Olivier - 1907, Margaret Mee - 1909, Joy Batchelor - 1914, Kenny Ball - 1930, Arlene Phillips - 1943, George Best - 1946, Bernie Taupin - 1950, Peter Bazalgette - 1953, Dale Winton - 1955, Denise Welch - 1958, Morrissey - 1959, David Schneider - 1963, Naomi Campbell - 1970, Katie Price - 1978.
Died today:
Baroness Stella Swanborough - 1971, Margaret Rutherford - 1972, Alister Hardy - 1985, Elizabeth David - 1992.
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