18th of June 2019
18th of June 2019 is the 169th day of the year.
This day in history:
1178: Canterbury Monks Observe Massive Meteor Event - ...more
1450: Battle of Sevenoaks - ...more
1583: 1st British Life Insurance Policy - ...more
1643: Battle of Chalgrove Field - ...more
1746: Johnson Contracts to Produce His Dictionary - ...more
1815: Battle of Waterloo - ...more
1823: Redcoats Drop Breeches - ...more
1972: Staines Air Disaster - ...more
1984: Battle of Orgreave - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing. - Ralph Richardson.
Born today:
William Lassell - 1799, Thomas Tait - 1882, George Mallory - 1886, Sir George Thalben-Ball - 1896, Ian Carmichael - 1920, Paul Eddington - 1927, Geoffrey Hill - 1932, Delia Smith - 1941, Paul McCartney - 1942.
Died today:
Ambrose Philips - 1749, William Cobbett - 1835, Eaton Hodgkinson - 1861, George Grote - 1871, Samuel Butler - 1902, Douglas Jardine - 1958.
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