Death penalty abolished
Death penalty abolished Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley Queen Becomes Oldest British Monarch
Queen Becomes Oldest British Monarch

18th of December 2025

18th of December 2025 is the 352nd day of the year.

This day in history:

1387: Battle of Radcot Bridge - ...more
1819: Ivanhoe Published - ...more
1912: Piltdown Man Discovered - ...more
1969: Death penalty abolished - ...more
2007: Queen Becomes Oldest British Monarch - ...more
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British quote for the day:

I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth. - Stanley Baldwin.

Born today:

Charles Wesley - 1707, Sir J J Thomson - 1856, Joseph Thomson - 1856, Dame Gladys Cooper - 1888, Christopher Fry - 1907, Celia Johnson - 1908, Alfred Robens - 1910, Keith Richards - 1943, Robson Green - 1964, Lizzie Armitstead - 1988.

Died today:

Samuel Rogers - 1855, Sir Richard Owen - 1892, Ben Travers - 1980.

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Brit Quote:
Suspense is worse than disappointment. - Robert Burns
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On this day:
Battle of Radcot Bridge - 1387, Ivanhoe Published - 1819, Piltdown Man Discovered - 1912, Death penalty abolished - 1969, Queen Becomes Oldest British Monarch - 2007
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