11th of February 2026
11th of February 2026 is the 42nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1695: Press Censorship Ended - ...more
1742: Robert Walpole Resigns - ...more
1826: London University Founded - ...more
1878: First Weekly Weather Forecasts in UK - ...more
1975: Margaret Thatcher becomes leader of the Tory Party - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Man tends to increase at a greater rate than his means of subsistence. - Charles Darwin.
Born today:
William Fox Talbot - 1800, Harold Gilman - 1876, Vivian Fuchs - 1908, Roy Broadbent Fuller - 1912, Alexander Gibson - 1926, Dennis Skinner - 1932, Mary Quant - 1934, John Surtees - 1934, Deborah Meaden - 1959, Damian Lewis - 1971.
Died today:
William Shenstone - 1763, John Balfour - 1884, James Grant - 1892, John Buchan - 1940, Ernest Jones - 1958, Charles Naughton - 1976, Vincent Wigglesworth - 1994, Alexander McQueen - 2010.
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