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5th of January 2026

5th of January 2026 is the 5th day of the year.
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This day in history:

1066: Edward the Confessor dies - ...more
1766: First Christies Sale - ...more
1976: Kingsmill Massacre - ...more
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British quote for the day:

God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. - Rudyard Kipling.

Born today:

Thomas Pringle - 1789, Robert Leigh-Pemberton - 1927, Andrew Rawnsley - 1962, Vinnie Jones - 1965.

Died today:

Edward the Confessor - 1066, Robert Smirke - 1845, Alexander Smith - 1867, Ernest Shackleton - 1922, John M Robertson - 1933, Amy Johnson - 1941, Brian Johnston - 1994, Vero Wynne-Edwards - 1997, Roy Jenkins - 2003.

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Brit Quote:
Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there - George Orwell
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On this day:
Edward the Confessor dies - 1066, First Christies Sale - 1766, Kingsmill Massacre - 1976
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