The Channel Tunnel opens
The Channel Tunnel opens Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile
Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile Bank of England Given Independence
Bank of England Given Independence

6th of May 2025

6th of May 2025 is the 126th day of the year.

This day in history:

1840: Penny Black issued (worlds 1st stamp) - ...more
1954: Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile - ...more
1966: Moors murderers found guilty - ...more
1994: The Channel Tunnel opens - ...more
1997: Bank of England Given Independence - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do. - Virginia Woolf.

Born today:

Dame Margaret Cole - 1893, Tony Blair - 1953, Graeme Souness - 1953.

Died today:

William Hamilton - 1856, Sir James Simpson - 1870, Ian MacLaren - 1907, James Walker - 1935, Joseph Hislop - 1977, Wilfrid Hyde-White - 1991.

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Brit Quote:
Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself - George Bernard Shaw
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On this day:
Penny Black issued (worlds 1st stamp) - 1840, Roger Bannister runs the four minute mile - 1954, Moors murderers found guilty - 1966, The Channel Tunnel opens - 1994, Bank of England Given Independence - 1997
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