16th of April 2026
16th of April 2026 is the 106th day of the year.
This day in history:
0073: Masada - ...more
1705: Newton the First Scientist Knighted - ...more
1746: Battle of Culloden - ...more
1797: Spithead Mutiny Begins - ...more
1917: Lenin Returns to Russia - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing. - Elizabeth I.
Born today:
Sir Hans Sloane - 1660, Charles Montagu - 1661, Joseph Black - 1728, John Franklin - 1786, William Chambers - 1800, Edward Wood - 1881, Edward Salisbury - 1886, Charlie Chaplin - 1889, Ove Arup - 1895, John Glubb - 1897, William Stearn - 1911, Guy Burgess - 1911, Spike Milligan - 1918, Peter Ustinov - 1921, Sir John Harvey-Jones - 1924, Joan Bakewell - 1933, Dusty Springfield - 1939, Gerry Rafferty - 1947, Nick Berry - 1963.
Died today:
Aphra Behn - 1689, Samuel Smiles - 1904, Tommy Cooper - 1984, David Lean - 1991, Arthur English - 1995.
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