9th of May 2026
9th of May 2026 is the 129th day of the year.
This day in history:
1092: Lincoln Cathedral Consecrated - ...more
1386: England and Portugal sign the Treaty of Windsor - ...more
1645: Battle of Auldearn - ...more
1671: Crown jewels stolen by Col Blood - ...more
1941: Enigma Machine Captured - ...more
1945: Channel Islands liberated - ...more
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British quote for the day:
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift.
Born today:
John Scott Russell - 1808, J M Barrie - 1860, Harry Vardon - 1870, Howard Carter - 1874, Harry Godwin - 1901, Robert Garioch - 1909, Arthur English - 1919, Geraldine McEwan - 1932, Alan Bennett - 1934, Roger Hargreaves - 1935, Albert Finney - 1936, Vince Cable - 1943, Matthew Kelly - 1950, Alan Campbell - 1983.
Died today:
Dame Freya Stark - 1993, William Stearn - 2001, Vidal Sassoon - 2012.
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