Andrew Strauss
Andrew Strauss Conscription Begins
Conscription Begins Concorde Flies for first time
Concorde Flies for first time

2nd of March 2026

2nd of March 2026 is the 61st day of the year.
It is St Chads Day...more.

This day in history:

1916: Conscription Begins - ...more
1943: Bethnal Green Tube Disaster - ...more
1969: Concorde Flies for first time - ...more
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British quote for the day:

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried - Winston Churchill.

Born today:

Thomas Bodley - 1545, William Mansfield - 1705, Geoffrey Grigson - 1905, Olivia Manning - 1908, Robert Simpson - 1921, Billy McNeill - 1940, Roger Daltrey - 1944, Ian Woosnam - 1958, Daniel Craig - 1968, Alexander Armstrong - 1970, David Gorman - 1971, Chris Martin - 1977, Andrew Strauss - 1977.

Died today:

John Wesley - 1791, Horace Walpole - 1797, D H Lawrence - 1930, Howard Carter - 1939, Ethel Walker - 1951, Donald MacKinnon - 1994, Dusty Springfield - 1999.

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Brit Quote:
Authority has every reason to fear the skeptic, for authority can rarely survive in the face of doubt - Vita Sackville-West
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On this day:
Conscription Begins - 1916, Bethnal Green Tube Disaster - 1943, Concorde Flies for first time - 1969
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