26th of October 2025
26th of October 2025 is the 299th day of the year.
This day in history:
1726: Gulliver’s Travels Published - ...more
1912: Woolwich Tunnel Opens - ...more
1951: Churchill becomes PM again - ...more
1965: Beatles Receive MBEs - ...more
1977: Last Natural Smallpox Case - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Do not try to live forever. You will not succeed. - George Bernard Shaw.
Born today:
Charles Prestwich Scott - 1846, Martin Lowry - 1874, Sydney Goodsir Smith - 1915, Robert Hinde - 1923, Bob Hoskins - 1942, Douglas Alexander - 1967, Audley Harrison - 1971, Austin Healey - 1973, Sarah Storey - 1977, Nicola Adams - 1982.
Died today:
Alfred the Great - 0899, Sir Aurel Stein - 1943, William Temple - 1944.
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