Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys John  Keats
John Keats

23rd of February 2026

23rd of February 2026 is the 54th day of the year.

This day in history:

1820: Cato Street Conspiracy Exposed - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Glasgow - The beautifullest little city I have seen in Britain - Daniel Defoe.

Born today:

Samuel Pepys - 1633, John Blow - 1649, Richard Price - 1723, Josiah Mason - 1795, Bill Alexander - 1948, Howard Jones - 1955, Melinda Messenger - 1971.

Died today:

Joshua Reynolds - 1792, Joseph Warton - 1800, Jonathan Hornblower - 1815, John Keats - 1821, Sir Edward Thorpe - 1925, Edward Elgar - 1934, Sir James Lithgow - 1952, Stan Laurel - 1965, Robert Cecil - 1972, L S Lowry - 1976, Herbert Howells - 1983, Stanley Matthews - 2000.

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Brit Quote:
Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows. - John Betjeman
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Cato Street Conspiracy Exposed - 1820
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