12th of June 2026
12th of June 2026 is the 163rd day of the year.
This day in history:
1599: Globe Theatre Opens - ...more
1665: English Install First Mayor of New York - ...more
1701: The Act of Settlement - ...more
1889: Armagh Sunday School Rail Tragedy - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance - John Ruskin.
Born today:
Harriet Martineau - 1802, Charles Kingsley - 1819, David Gill - 1843, Oliver Lodge - 1851, Harry H Johnston - 1858, Anthony Eden - 1897, Leon Goossens - 1897, John Copley - 1933, Pat Jennings - 1945, Oliver Knussen - 1952.
Died today:
William Collins - 1759, Thomas Arnold - 1842, M R James - 1936, John Ireland - 1962, William Butlin - 1980, Marie Rambert - 1982.
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