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17th of January 2026

17th of January 2026 is the 17th day of the year.
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This day in history:

1746: Battle of Falkirk - ...more
1912: Scott reaches the South Pole - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. - William Wordsworth.

Born today:

Thomas Fairfax - 1612, Thomas Linley - 1733, James Hall - 1761, Mrs Henry Wood - 1814, Anne Bronte - 1820, Catherine Booth - 1829, David Lloyd George - 1863, David Beatty - 1871, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown - 1881, Compton Mackenzie - 1883, Tommy Handley - 1892, Nevil Shute - 1899, Alfred Wainwright - 1907, Vidal Sassoon - 1928, Keith Chegwin - 1957.

Died today:

Richard Lower - 1691, John Ray - 1705, Francis Galton - 1911, T H White - 1964, Tom Kilburn - 2001.

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Brit Quote:
History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created - William Morris
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On this day:
Battle of Falkirk - 1746, Scott reaches the South Pole - 1912
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