6th of May 2026
6th of May 2026 is the 126th day of the year.
This day in history:
1840: Penny Black issued (worlds 1st stamp) - ...more
1954: Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile - ...more
1966: Moors murderers found guilty - ...more
1994: The Channel Tunnel opens - ...more
1997: Bank of England Given Independence - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores. - W H Auden.
Born today:
Dame Margaret Cole - 1893, Tony Blair - 1953, Graeme Souness - 1953.
Died today:
William Hamilton - 1856, Sir James Simpson - 1870, Ian MacLaren - 1907, James Walker - 1935, Joseph Hislop - 1977, Wilfrid Hyde-White - 1991.
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