26th of July 2026
26th of July 2026 is the 207th day of the year.
It is St Annes Day...more.
This day in history:
1469: Battle of Edgecote - ...more
1803: The First Public Railway Opens - ...more
1892: First Asian MP Elected - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Desperate affairs require desperate measures. - Horatio Nelson.
Born today:
Prince Albert - 1819, George Bernard Shaw - 1856, Joseph Barcroft - 1872, Harold Brighouse - 1882, Aldous Huxley - 1894, James Lovelock - 1919, Brian Mawhinney - 1940, Mick Jagger - 1943, Helen Mirren - 1945, Roger Taylor - 1949, Tanni Grey-Thompson - 1969, Kate Beckinsale - 1973.
Died today:
John Wilmot - 1680, George Borrow - 1881, Sir Edward Poynter - 1919, Kenneth Tynan - 1980, Terry Scott - 1994.
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