2nd of February 2026
2nd of February 2026 is the 33rd day of the year.
It is Purification Day, Candlemas...more, Forty Shilling Day...more, Badger Day...more.
This day in history:
1141: Battle of Lincoln - ...more
1709: Robinson Crusoe Rescued - ...more
1901: Queen Victorias Funeral - ...more
1972: British Embassy in Dublin bombed - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much. - Peter Ustinov.
Born today:
Edward Coke - 1552, Nell Gwynn - 1650, James Joyce - 1882, Les Dawson - 1931, David Jason - 1940, Duncan Bannatyne - 1949, Christine Bleakley - 1979, Chris Bartley - 1984, Gemma Arterton - 1986.
Died today:
Franics Hayman - 1776, Samuel Cunliffe Lister - 1906, Boris Karloff - 1969, Bertrand Russell - 1970, Alistair MacLean - 1987, Donald Pleasence - 1995, Fred Perry - 1995.
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