The Festival of Britain opens
The Festival of Britain opens Jo Brand
Jo Brand Ben Elton
Ben Elton

3rd of May 2026

3rd of May 2026 is the 123rd day of the year.

This day in history:

1926: The Great General Strike Begins - ...more
1951: The Festival of Britain opens - ...more
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British quote for the day:

Ambition is not what man does... but what man would do. - Robert Browning.

Born today:

Charles Tennant - 1768, John Haldane - 1860, Sir George Thomson - 1892, Dodie Smith - 1896, Henry Cooper - 1934, Jo Brand - 1957, Ben Elton - 1959, Steve McLaren - 1961, Rob Brydon - 1965, Suzi Perry - 1970, Jamie Baulch - 1973.

Died today:

Sara Coleridge - 1852, Patrick Pearse - 1916, Howard Spring - 1965, Barbara Castle - 2002.

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Brit Quote:
I am not struck so much by the diversity of testimony as by the many-sidedness of truth. - Stanley Baldwin
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On this day:
The Great General Strike Begins - 1926, The Festival of Britain opens - 1951
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