North Sea Oil starts to flow
North Sea Oil starts to flow John Barry
John Barry Last Tyburn Hanging
Last Tyburn Hanging

3rd of November 2026

3rd of November 2026 is the 307th day of the year.

This day in history:

1783: Last Tyburn Hanging - ...more
1975: North Sea Oil starts to flow - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Civilization is the making of civil persons. - John Ruskin.

Born today:

John Mitchel - 1815, Frederic Leighton - 1830, Ian MacLaren - 1850, Sir Frederick Russell - 1897, Jennie Lee - 1904, Sir Ludovic Kennedy - 1919, John Barry - 1933, Kenneth Baker - 1934, Jeremy Brett - 1935, Lulu - 1948, Adam Ant - 1954, Eamonn Holmes - 1959, David Linley - 1961, Ian Wright - 1963, Ben Fogle - 1973.

Died today:

Robert Lowth - 1787, John Leslie - 1832, Sir Robert McAlpine - 1934, Harold Jones - 1960, Ernst Gombrich - 2001.

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Brit Quote:
The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned. - Somerset Maugham
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On this day:
Last Tyburn Hanging - 1783, North Sea Oil starts to flow - 1975
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