2nd of October 2026
2nd of October 2026 is the 275th day of the year.
This day in history:
1263: Battle of Largs - ...more
1900: Keir Hardie becomes 1st Labour MP - ...more
1901: Royal Navy launches 1st submarine - ...more
1909: First Game at Twickenham - ...more
1952: Britain tests first Nuclear Bomb - ...more
More dates from British history.
British quote for the day:
Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. - David Frost.
Born today:
Richard III - 1452, Joseph Ritson - 1752, Sir Edward Tylor - 1832, William Ramsay - 1852, Percy Lewis - 1884, Graham Greene - 1904, Alexander Todd - 1907, Robert Runcie - 1921, Kenneth Leighton - 1929, Anna Ford - 1943, Sting - 1951, Damon Gough - 1969, George Nash - 1989.
Died today:
Percy Pilcher - 1899, Sir Thomas Lipton - 1931, Marie Stopes - 1958, Sir Peter Medawar - 1987.
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