26th of February 2026
26th of February 2026 is the 57th day of the year.
This day in history:
1797: First £1 Note Issued - ...more
1797: The Bank of England becomes Insolvent - ...more
1839: First Grand National - ...more
1852: Heroic HMS Birkenhead Sinks - ...more
1952: Churchill Announces British Atom Bomb - ...more
1968: Shelton Hospital Fire - ...more
1995: Barings Bank Collapses - ...more
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British quote for the day:
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men - John Locke.
Born today:
Christopher Marlowe - 1564, Eaton Hodgkinson - 1789, I A Richards - 1893, Margaret Leighton - 1922, Sandie Shaw - 1947, David Edgar - 1948, Richard Egington - 1979.
Died today:
John Kemble - 1823, Harry Lauder - 1950, Russell Hunter - 2004, Wendy Richard - 2009.
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