Cook reaches Hawaii
Cook reaches Hawaii Wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Henry Morgan Sacks Panama City
Henry Morgan Sacks Panama City

18th of January 2026

18th of January 2026 is the 18th day of the year.

This day in history:

1486: Wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York - ...more
1670: Henry Morgan Sacks Panama City - ...more
1778: Cook reaches Hawaii - ...more
1884: Precedent for Cremation Set - ...more
1919: Bentley Motors Formed - ...more
1981: Deptford Fire Kills 13 - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Music is the best means we have of digesting time. - W H Auden.

Born today:

John Nash - 1752, William Havergal - 1793, William Lethaby - 1857, A A Milne - 1882, Arthur Ransome - 1884, Thomas Sopwith - 1888, Cary Grant - 1904, David Bellamy - 1933, John Boorman - 1933, Raymond Briggs - 1934, John Hume - 1937, Richard Littlejohn - 1954, Peter Charles - 1960, Stephen Conroy - 1963, Jane Horrocks - 1964.

Died today:

John Pringle - 1782, Rudyard Kipling - 1936, Hugh Gaitskell - 1963, Cecil Beaton - 1980, Sir George Thalben-Ball - 1987, Bruce Chatwin - 1989.

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Brit Quote:
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller - John Milton
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On this day:
Wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York - 1486, Henry Morgan Sacks Panama City - 1670, Cook reaches Hawaii - 1778, Precedent for Cremation Set - 1884, Bentley Motors Formed - 1919, Deptford Fire Kills 13 - 1981
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