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1st of August 2026

1st of August 2026 is the 213th day of the year.

This day in history:

1715: First Formal Sculling Race - ...more
1740: Rule Britannia First Performed - ...more
1774: Priestley Discovers Oxygen - ...more
1798: Battle of the Nile - ...more
1820: Regent’s Canal Opens - ...more
1834: Britain abolishes slavery - ...more
1871: First Bank Holiday - ...more
1932: First Mars Bar Made - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy. - Peter Ustinov.

Born today:

Andrew Melville - 1545, M R James - 1862, Dame Rose Macaulay - 1881, Pam Gems - 1925, Lionel Bart - 1930, Donald Neilson - 1936, Sam Mendes - 1965.

Died today:

Edward Tyson - 1708, Queen Anne - 1714, Elizabeth Inchbald - 1821, Walter Geikie - 1837, William Grove - 1896, George Beilby - 1924, John Ogdon - 1989.

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Brit Quote:
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone - John Maynard Keynes
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On this day:
First Formal Sculling Race - 1715, Rule Britannia First Performed - 1740, Priestley Discovers Oxygen - 1774, Battle of the Nile - 1798, Regent’s Canal Opens - 1820, Britain abolishes slavery - 1834, First Bank Holiday - 1871, First Mars Bar Made - 1932
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