Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert Archibald Thorburn
Archibald Thorburn First Zeppelin Air Raids on London
First Zeppelin Air Raids on London

31st of May 2026

31st of May 2026 is the 151st day of the year.

This day in history:

1669: Last Entry in Pepys Diary - ...more
1915: First Zeppelin Air Raids on London - ...more
1916: Battle of Jutland - ...more
1994: Blair-Brown Granita Pact - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. - George Eliot.

Born today:

Margaret Beaufort - 1443, Henry Sidgwick - 1838, Walter Sickert - 1860, Archibald Thorburn - 1860, Francis Younghusband - 1863, Heath Robinson - 1872, Heath Robinson - 1872, Will Spens - 1882, Alfred Deller - 1912, John Prescott - 1938, Reggie Yates - 1983.

Died today:

George Green - 1841, Thomas Chalmers - 1847, Angus Wilson - 1991.

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Humiliation is the beginning of sanctification. - John Donne
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On this day:
Last Entry in Pepys Diary - 1669, First Zeppelin Air Raids on London - 1915, Battle of Jutland - 1916, Blair-Brown Granita Pact - 1994
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