23rd of June 2017
23rd of June 2017 is the 174th day of the year.
This day in history:
1725: Malt Tax Riots Begin - ...more
1757: Battle of Plassey - ...more
1775: First Regatta on the Thames - ...more
1783: Deadly Laki Gas Fog Arrives - ...more
1958: End of coal rationing announced - ...more
2006: Darwin’s Tortoise Dies at 176 - ...more
2016: Britain Votes Leave - ...more
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British quote for the day:
Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much. - Peter Ustinov.
Born today:
William Berry - 1879, Edward VIII - 1894, Winifred Holtby - 1898, James Meade - 1907, Dennis Price - 1915, Leonard Hutton - 1916, Martin Rees - 1942, Colin Montgomerie - 1963, KT Tunstall - 1975.
Died today:
James Hall - 1832, James Mill - 1836, William Williamson - 1895, Jonathan Hutchinson - 1913, Cecil Sharp - 1924, Mark Gertler - 1939, John Laurie - 1980.
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