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14th of April 2026

14th of April 2026 is the 104th day of the year.

This day in history:

1471: Battle of Barnet - ...more
1736: The Porteous Riots - ...more
1831: Broughton Bridge Collapse - ...more
1931: The Highway code is published - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. - William Shakespeare.

Born today:

Abraham Darby - 1678, George Grey - 1812, Victor Horsley - 1857, John Gielgud - 1904, Mary Warnock - 1924, Gerry Anderson - 1929, Alan Plater - 1935, Julie Christie - 1941, Robert Carlyle - 1961.

Died today:

Thomas Otway - 1685, Ernest Bevin - 1951, F R Leavis - 1978, Noele Gordon - 1985, John Stonehouse - 1988.

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Brit Quote:
General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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On this day:
Battle of Barnet - 1471, The Porteous Riots - 1736, Broughton Bridge Collapse - 1831, The Highway code is published - 1931
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