18th of May 2026
18th of May 2026 is the 138th day of the year.
This day in history:
1152: Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine Marry - ...more
1897: Bram Stoker Publishes Dracula - ...more
1964: Mods and Rockers Battle - ...more
1991: First Briton in space - ...more
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British quote for the day:
You can get an Englishman to do anything simply by whispering in his ear "I know your guilty secret" - P G Wodehouse.
Born today:
Joseph Butler - 1692, John Wilson - 1785, Hugh Clapperton - 1788, William Heinemann - 1863, Bertrand Russell - 1872, Fred Perry - 1909, Margot Fonteyn - 1919, Don Whillans - 1933, Miriam Margolyes - 1941, Nobby Stiles - 1942, Helen Chadwick - 1953, Toyah Wilcox - 1958.
Died today:
Elias Ashmole - 1692, George Meredith - 1909, Christopher Strachey - 1975, John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd - 1978.
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