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Josiah Wedgwood Nelson Loses Eye
Nelson Loses Eye Debut of the Rolling Stones
Debut of the Rolling Stones

12th of July 2025

12th of July 2025 is the 193rd day of the year.

This day in history:

1212: Great Fire of London 1212 - ...more
1794: Nelson Loses Eye - ...more
1910: First Briton Killed in Aircraft Accident - ...more
1962: Debut of the Rolling Stones - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark; when high and learned ones do only pierce the air - John Bunyan.

Born today:

Josiah Wedgwood - 1730, Frederick Birkenhead - 1872, Max Nicholson - 1904, John Maxwell - 1905, Randolph Quirk - 1920, Robert Fisk - 1946, Gareth Edwards - 1947, Richard Herring - 1967, Anna Friel - 1976, Luke Shaw - 1995.

Died today:

Robert Stevenson - 1850, Charles Rolls - 1910, Rowland Biffen - 1949, Edward Russell - 1965, Sir Herbert Read - 1968, Kenneth More - 1982.

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Brit Quote:
We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down. - Aneurin Bevan
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On this day:
Great Fire of London 1212 - 1212, Nelson Loses Eye - 1794, First Briton Killed in Aircraft Accident - 1910, Debut of the Rolling Stones - 1962
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