4th of January 2026
4th of January 2026 is the 4th day of the year.
This day in history:
0871: Battle of Reading - ...more
1642: Charles I arrests parliamentarians and starts civil war - ...more
1698: Palace of Whitehall Burns - ...more
1889: Preston North End Win 1st Football League - ...more
1967: Donald Campbell killed trying to break own water speed record - ...more
1973: 1st episode of Last of the Summer Wine - ...more
1981: Peter Sutcliffe Admits he’s Yorkshire Ripper - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident. - Charles Lamb.
Born today:
Wat Tyler - 1341, Robert Mylne - 1733, Sir Isaac Pitman - 1813, Alfred E Coppard - 1878, Augustus John - 1878, Brian Josephson - 1940, John McLaughlin - 1942, Rick Stein - 1947, Julia Ormond - 1965.
Died today:
Stephen Hales - 1761, Edwin Roe - 1958, Donald Campbell - 1967.
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