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
More dates from British history.
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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