Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons Prince of Wales Opens Vauxhall Bridge
Prince of Wales Opens Vauxhall Bridge British Find Oil in Persia
British Find Oil in Persia

26th of May 2026

26th of May 2026 is the 146th day of the year.

This day in history:

1868: The Last public hanging - ...more
1906: Prince of Wales Opens Vauxhall Bridge - ...more
1908: British Find Oil in Persia - ...more
1913: First Female Magistrate Appointed - ...more
1934: First ever Glyndebourne - ...more
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British quote for the day:

A friend is a gift you give yourself. - Robert Louis Stevenson.

Born today:

John Churchill Marlborough - 1650, Richard Carrington - 1826, Edward Godwin - 1833, Horace Smith-Dorrien - 1858, Bob Fitzsimmons - 1863, Spencer Gore - 1878, George Formby - 1904, Robert Morley - 1908, Matt Busby - 1909, Peter Cushing - 1913, Alec McCowen - 1925, Jeremy Corbyn - 1949, Michael Portillo - 1953, Helena Bonham Carter - 1966, Patsy Palmer - 1972, Paul Collingwood - 1976, Jason Manford - 1981.

Died today:

The Venerable Bede - 0735, Samuel Pepys - 1703, Sir William Sidney Smith - 1840, William Smith - 1840, James Kay-Shuttleworth - 1877, Horatio Bottomley - 1933, George Newman - 1948, Wilfrid Gibson - 1962, Don Revie - 1989.

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Brit Quote:
Everybody grows but me. - Queen Victoria
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On this day:
The Last public hanging - 1868, Prince of Wales Opens Vauxhall Bridge - 1906, British Find Oil in Persia - 1908, First Female Magistrate Appointed - 1913, First ever Glyndebourne - 1934
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