2nd of June 2026
2nd of June 2026 is the 153rd day of the year.
This day in history:
1653: Battle of the Gabbard - ...more
1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II - ...more
1994: Chinook crashes into Mull - ...more
2010: Derrick Bird’s Gun Rampage - ...more
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British quote for the day:
You know, I go to the theatre to be entertained. I don’t want to see plays about rape, sodomy and drug addiction...I can get all that at home - Peter Cook.
Born today:
William Branwhite Clarke - 1798, Thomas Hardy - 1840, Jesse Boot - 1850, Edward Sharpey-Schafer - 1850, Edward Elgar - 1857, John Lehmann - 1907, Barbara Pym - 1913, Johnny Speight - 1920, Charlie Watts - 1941, Richard Long - 1945, Peter Sutcliffe - 1946, Johnathan Culshaw - 1968.
Died today:
John Hawkshaw - 1891, Redvers Buller - 1908, William Leishman - 1926, John Gregory - 1932, Vita Sackville-West - 1962, George Brown - 1985, Rex Harrison - 1990, Alun Richards - 2004.
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