We have catalogued significant historical events, with special emphasis on weddings and anniversaries. Today’s events special events are:
- Anniversary
- 1956 Rupert Murdoch, media magnate, marries his first wife Patricia Booker
- Birthdays
- 1904 Glenn Miller
- 1910 David Niven
- 1914 Ralph Ellison
- 1914 Harry Caray
- 1917 Dinah Shore
- 1926 Pete Rozelle
- 1927 Harry Belafonte
- 1935 Robert Conrad
- 1944 Roger Daltrey
- 1947 Alan Thicke
- 1954 Ron Howard
- 1958 Nik Kershaw
- 1966 Paul Hollywood, chef and television presenter
- 1974 Mark-Paul Gosselaar
- Commemoration
- 0540 David's Day, Commemorated by the Welsh, in honour of St David.. Tradition states that on St David's birthday a great victory was won over their Saxon invaders.
- Name Days
- 1000 Dafydd, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Dai, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Dave, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 David, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davida, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davidina, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davin, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davina, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davinia, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davita, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Davy, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Dewi, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Veda, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Vida, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 1000 Vita, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'
- 2000 Feast Day of David, from the Hebrew, 'darling' or 'friend'. David is an Old Testament name, but its popularity is largely due to a Welsh saint, Dewi, known to non-Welsh speakers as 'David'. There are other canonised Davids, notably a Scottish king of the twelfth century, but it is St David of Wales who is the best known. This David is reputed, in some historical accounts, to have descended from King Arthur; he was certainly revered all over the Celtic region. He became the first bishop in South Wales, and founded a series of monasteries of extreme austerity - so much so that some accused him of being more in love with asceticism than Christ. His nickname ('the waterman'), may derive from the fact that his rule forbade the drinking of wine; the tradition that he ate only bread and leeks (hence the Welsh emblem) is apocryphal.
Tomorrow’s notable events
Below are the events we have shown for tomorrow:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 02-03-1904 | Dr. Seuss |
| 02-03-1917 | Desi Arnaz |
| 02-03-1919 | Jennifer Jones |
| 02-03-1931 | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 02-03-1944 | Lou Reed |
| 02-03-1952 | Laraine Newman |
| 02-03-1962 | Jon Bon Jovi |
