Bob Hoskins Dies Aged 71
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British actor Bob Hoskins has died aged 71 in hospital after suffering from pneumonia. (April 30)
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This Day in History
Today: August 6, 2026
25
Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
70
Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are extinguished.
642
Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
910
The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
939
The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
1068
Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
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