3rd of March 2026
3rd of March 2026 is the 62nd day of the year.
It is St Winwaloes Day...more.
This day in history:
1284: Statute of Rhuddlan - ...more
1770: The Boston Massacre - ...more
1966: BBC starts to broadcast in colour - ...more
1985: Miners Strike Ends - ...more
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British quote for the day:
A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle. - Ian Fleming.
Born today:
Edmund Waller - 1606, Thomas Otway - 1652, William Godwin - 1756, William Roberts-Austen - 1843, Alexander Graham Bell - 1847, Arthur Machen - 1863, Henry Wood - 1869, Joan Hassall - 1906, Ronald Searle - 1920, John Virgo - 1946, Miranda Richardson - 1958, Prof. Brian Cox - 1968, Charlie Brooker - 1971, Andrew Triggs-Hodge - 1979, David Davies - 1985.
Died today:
Robert Hooke - 1703, Robert Adam - 1792, William Clifford - 1879, Lewis Spence - 1955, Arthur Koestler - 1983, William Penney - 1991, Michael Foot - 2010, Keith Alexander - 2010.
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