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Thursday, 20 August 2026

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3 Births
2 Events
5 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1833
Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President from (1889-1893).
US Politics & Government 193 yrs ago
1942
Issac Hayes
US 84 yrs ago
1948
Robert Plant, singer, songwriter.
US Arts & Culture 78 yrs ago

► Events on this day 2 entries

1940
Churchill utters famous line "Never before in the history of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." He was speaking about the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain.
US Politics & Government 86 yrs ago
1977
Voyager II launched.
US Space & Astronomy 49 yrs ago