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A S Neill BBC launches the world
BBC launches the world's first Ceefax teletext service. Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins

23rd of September 2026

23rd of September 2026 is the 266th day of the year.

This day in history:

1459: Battle of Blore Heath - ...more
1952: Chaplin Returns to England - ...more
1955: 1st British woman News reader - ...more
1974: BBC launches the world's first Ceefax teletext service. - ...more
2000: Steve Redgrave wins 5th Olympic Gold Medal - ...more
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British quote for the day:

God never made His work for man to mend. - John Dryden.

Born today:

Jeremy Collier - 1650, James Gibbs - 1682, George Routledge - 1812, Floella Benjamin - 1949, Cherie Booth - 1954.

Died today:

Joseph Ritson - 1803, Richard Bonington - 1828, Wilkie Collins - 1889, Alfred Piccaver - 1958, Patrick Hamilton - 1962, A S Neill - 1973, Malcolm Arnold - 2006.

Hotel of the day:

Isle Of Mull Hotel

Isle Of Mull Hotel

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Brit Quote:
May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise in the fact of uncommon people being below theirs? - Charles Dickens
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On this day:
Battle of Blore Heath - 1459, Chaplin Returns to England - 1952, 1st British woman News reader - 1955, BBC launches the world's first Ceefax teletext service. - 1974, Steve Redgrave wins 5th Olympic Gold Medal - 2000
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