2nd of May 2026
2nd of May 2026 is the 122nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1497: John Cabot Leaves Bristol - ...more
1519: Death of da Vinci - ...more
1611: 1st publication of The new King James bible - ...more
1845: Great Yarmouth Bridge Disaster - ...more
1859: Opening of the Royal Albert Bridge - ...more
1982: General Belgrano sank - ...more
2011: Death of Osama bin Laden - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Proof that God has an odd sense of humour - after inventing Haute Cuisine he gave it to the French - A A Gill.
Born today:
Richard Salisbury - 1761, John Galt - 1779, Jerome K Jerome - 1859, William Bayliss - 1860, Alan Rawsthorne - 1905, Harry Woolf - 1933, James Dyson - 1947, Lynda Myles - 1947, Alan Titchmarsh - 1949, Jimmy White - 1962, David Beckham - 1975, Lily Allen - 1985.
Died today:
George Wither - 1667, William Beckford - 1844, Michael Hordern - 1995, Oliver Reed - 1999.
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