2nd of April 2026
2nd of April 2026 is the 92nd day of the year.
This day in history:
1739: Wesley’s First Open-Air Sermon - ...more
1801: Battle of Copenhagen - ...more
1915: Man Utd-Liverpool Match-Fixing Scandal, - ...more
1916: Faversham TNT Disaster - ...more
1946: Founding of Sandhurst Royal Military Academy - ...more
1962: Panda Crossing Launched - ...more
1977: Red Rum wins the national for 3rd time - ...more
1982: Argentina invades Falklands - ...more
2009: 1st G20 Summit held - ...more
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British quote for the day:
All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness - John Ruskin.
Born today:
Edward Neale - 1810, John Squire - 1884, Alec Guinness - 1914, Kenneth Tynan - 1927, Mike Hailwood - 1940, Penelope Keith - 1940, Sue Townsend - 1946, Linford Christie - 1960.
Died today:
Thomas Gage - 1787, Richard Cobden - 1865.
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