23rd of April 2026
23rd of April 2026 is the 113th day of the year.
It is St Georges Day...more.
This day in history:
0871: Alfred Becomes King of Wessex - ...more
1348: English order of knighthood founded - ...more
1564: Birth of Shakespeare - ...more
1616: Death of Shakespeare - ...more
1661: Charles II is crowned - ...more
1924: First Broadcast by British Monarch - ...more
1979: Death of Blair Peach - ...more
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British quote for the day:
It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know." - Somerset Maugham.
Born today:
William Shakespeare - 1564, Joseph M W Turner - 1775, Edwin Lankester - 1814, Christopher Furness - 1852, James Kirkup - 1918, Bernadette McAliskey - 1947, Alistair Brownlee - 1988.
Died today:
Ethelred II (the unready) - 1016, William Shakespeare - 1616, Henry Vaughan - 1695, William Wordsworth - 1850, Rupert Brooke - 1915, Cecile Walton - 1956, Jim Laker - 1986, Arthur Ramsey - 1988, Denis Compton - 1997, John Mills - 2005.
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