22nd of January 2026
22nd of January 2026 is the 22nd day of the year.
It is St Vincents Day...more.
This day in history:
0871: The Battle of Basing - ...more
1840: 1st British Colonists reach New Zealand - ...more
1873: Spanish Steamer Sinks SS Northfleet - ...more
1879: Battle of Isandlwana - ...more
1901: Queen Victoria dies - ...more
1924: Ramsay MacDonald becomes Britain's 1st Labour PM - ...more
1927: BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary - ...more
1979: Public Sector Strike Begins - ...more
1979: Space Invaders Hit UK - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. - Robert Louis Stevenson.
Born today:
Sir Francis Bacon - 1561, Joseph Hume - 1777, Alf Ramsey - 1920, John Hurt - 1940, Gillian Shephard - 1940, Malcolm McLaren - 1946, Nigel Benn - 1964, Stan Collymore - 1971.
Died today:
William Paterson - 1719, Queen Victoria - 1901, George Holyoake - 1906, Walter Sickert - 1942, Herbert Sutcliffe - 1978, Walter McLennan Citrine - 1983, Kenneth Armitage - 2002, John McGrath - 2002, Jean Simmons - 2010.
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