🎂 Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit (1866)
Where: West Brompton, London
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📅 On This Day: July 28
July 28, 1866: Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. On 28 July 1866, Beatrix Potter was born in London, England. As a child she kept small animals like rabbits and mice and drew them very carefully. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which grew from those drawings, is still read by children all over the world.
✨ More events on this day
- 1922 🧭 Ocean explorer Jacques Piccard was born in 1922; in 1960 he rode the Trieste submarine to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the ocean.
- 1939 🎨 The Sutton Hoo helmet was discovered in an ancient ship burial in England in 1939, and it became one of Britain's most famous treasures.
- 2001 🏅 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships in 2001, in Fukuoka, Japan.
🧠 Question of the day
Which famous character did Beatrix Potter create?
- Mickey Mouse
- Peter Rabbit
- Winnie-the-Pooh
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Answer: Peter Rabbit
Questions
What happened on July 28?
July 28, 1866: Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit. It happened in West Brompton, London.
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