18th of January 2026
18th of January 2026 is the 18th day of the year.
This day in history:
1486: Wedding of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York - ...more
1670: Henry Morgan Sacks Panama City - ...more
1778: Cook reaches Hawaii - ...more
1884: Precedent for Cremation Set - ...more
1919: Bentley Motors Formed - ...more
1981: Deptford Fire Kills 13 - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Greenwich possesses the best air, the best prospect and the best conversation - Daniel Defoe.
Born today:
John Nash - 1752, William Havergal - 1793, William Lethaby - 1857, A A Milne - 1882, Arthur Ransome - 1884, Thomas Sopwith - 1888, Cary Grant - 1904, David Bellamy - 1933, John Boorman - 1933, Raymond Briggs - 1934, John Hume - 1937, Richard Littlejohn - 1954, Peter Charles - 1960, Stephen Conroy - 1963, Jane Horrocks - 1964.
Died today:
John Pringle - 1782, Rudyard Kipling - 1936, Hugh Gaitskell - 1963, Cecil Beaton - 1980, Sir George Thalben-Ball - 1987, Bruce Chatwin - 1989.
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