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March 2 is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 304 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. Events By Place Europe March 2 — Louis V becomes King of the Franks. Louis V (c 967 – 21 May 987) called the Indolent or the Sluggard (from French Louis le Fainéant, meaning "Louis The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group
• 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Blessed Charles the Good (1080/86 Denmark - March 2, 1127 Bruges, was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127 A count is a Nobleman in European countries The word count comes from French comte, itself from Latin Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.
• 1717 - The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Loves of Mars and Venus was the first ballet in Britain. It was created on March 2, 1717. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1791 - Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A semaphore telegraph, optical telegraph, shutter telegraph chain, Chappe telegraph, or Napoleonic semaphore is a system Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1807 - The U.S. Congress passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The United States of America —commonly referred to as the . . from any foreign kingdom, place, or country. "
• 1808 - The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Wernerian Natural History Society ( January 12, 1808 - April 16, 1858) commonly abbreviated as the Wernerian Society, was a A learned society is an Organization that exists to promote an Academic discipline or group of disciplines Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.
• 1815 - Signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island
• 1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1855 - Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1861 - Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nevada Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from March 2, 1861 until October 31, 1864 Dakota Territory was the name of an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889 The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically
• 1861 - Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing Russian serfdom. The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of liberal reforms affected during the reign of Alexander II of Russia. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies The origins of Serfdom in Russia are traced to Kievan Rus in the 11th century
• 1863 - The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad
• 1865 - Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Second Taranaki War is a term used by some historians for the period of hostilities between Māori and the New Zealand Government in the Taranaki district The Volkner Incident describes the murder of the missionary Carl Sylvius Völkner in New Zealand in 1865 and the consequent reaction of the Government New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 1867 - The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act
• 1877 - U.S. presidential election, 1876: Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses After the end of the Civil War, as part of the on-going process of Reconstruction, the United States Congress passed four statutes known as Reconstruction Acts ( Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Please DO NOT flip the colors --> The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed and intense presidential elections in American history The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4 1822 January 17 1893 was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth Samuel Jones Tilden ( February 9, 1814 August 4, 1886) was the Democratic candidate for the U Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• 1888 - The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Convention of Constantinople was a Treaty signed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Spain, France The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
• 1896 - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March, 1896 between Ethiopia
• 1899 - In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington
• 1901 - The United States Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Platt Amendment was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act, a United States federal law passed on March 2, 1901, which The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1903 - In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The City of New York The Martha Washington Hotel is a Hotel in New York City that opened on March 2, 1903 as the first hotel exclusively for Women. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis
• 1917 - The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Jones-Shafroth Act (1917 applies to the grant of citizenship to all citizens of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1917 - (Old Style) - Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael II of Russia. Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Matt Kay, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Romanov (Михаи́л Александрович Рома́нов ( St
• 1919 - The first Communist International meets in Moscow. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 1937 - The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a surprise collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee was one of two precursor labor organizations to the United Steelworkers. Collective bargaining is the process whereby workers organize together to meet converse and compromise upon the work environment with their employers The United States Steel Corporation ( is an integrated Steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Steel is an Alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with a Carbon content between 0
• 1939 - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope
• 1941 - World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Tripartite Treaty (1906 also refers to a 1906 treaty concerning the Nile river (see Hydropolitics in the Nile Basin.
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea - United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was a battle in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA during World War II, in which planes of the United States Fifth The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1943 - 173 people die in the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, London, the worst civilian disaster of World War 2. Bethnal Green tube station is a station on the Central Line of the London Underground in Bethnal Green, east London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1946 - Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1949 - Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal James Gallagher may refer to James Gallagher (US House Chaplain, Presbyterian Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives in 1852 James WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
• 1949 - The first automatic street light was installed in New Milford, Conn. A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard or lamp standard, is a raised source of Light on the edge of a Road .
• 1953 - The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.
• 1955 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Names and titles Since his abdication Sihanouk's official Cambodian title (short version the most-widely used is Preah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• 1956 - Morocco declares its independence from France. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1962 - In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Ne Win (နေဝင်း nè wín 24 May or 14 May 1911 or 10 July 1910 – 5 December 2002; born Shu
• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by tallying 100 points. Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards This article lists all-time leading figures achieved in the National Basketball Association in every major statistical category recognized by the league. Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the
• 1969 - In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1969 - Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Ussuri River is a River in the east of Northeast China and south of the Russian Far East.
• 1970 - Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1972 - The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972 Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is
• 1978 - Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is the first Czechoslovak in space (son of Czech mother and Slovak father and the first Cosmonaut Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies. Soyuz 28 ( Russian: Союз-28 was launched March 2, 1978, and was the third mission to dock with Salyut 6.
• 1989 - Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The haloalkanes (also known as halogenoalkanes or alkyl halides) are a group of Chemical compounds consisting of Alkanes such as Methane
• 1990 - Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions
• 1991 - Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the 1991 Gulf War. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
• 1992 - Moldova joins the United Nations. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania
• 1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Europa (jʊˈroʊpə; or as
• 2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U Operation Anaconda is the code name for an operation in early March 2002 in which the United States military, along with allied Afghan military forces attempted to Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The
• 2003 - The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Taiwanese Sign Language (TSL is the Sign language most commonly used in Taiwan. Linguistics is the scientific study of Language, encompassing a number of sub-fields
• 2004 - Voters in the U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Confederate States of America used several Flags during its existence from 1861 to 1865
• 2004 - War in Iraq: Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The The Ashura massacre of March 2, 2004 in Iraq was a series of planned terrorist Explosions that killed at least 178 and injured For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 2008 - Riots in Yerevan, Armenia concerning the Armenian presidential election, 2008 come to a fatal end, with police forces clashing with civilians in their peaceful protest, resulting in 8 deaths. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2008 Armenian presidential election protests were a series of mass protests held in Armenia in the wake of the Armenian presidential election of February Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani A presidential election was held in Armenia on 19 February 2008.

Births

• 1316 - Robert II of Scotland, (d. Marriages and issue His first wife was Elizabeth Mure, by her he had at least ten children King Robert III of Scotland 1390)
• 1409 - John II of Alençon, Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche (d. John II of Alençon ( March 2, 1409, Château d' Argentan &ndash September 8, 1476, Paris) was the son of John I of Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history county of Perche was a medieval county lying between Normandy and Maine. 1476)
• 1459 - Pope Adrian VI (d. Pope Adrian VI ( Utrecht, March 2, 1459 &ndash September 14, 1523) born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens, son of 1523)
• 1545 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (d. Sir Thomas Bodley ( March 2, 1545 &ndash January 28, 1613) was an English Diplomat and scholar founder of the 1613)
• 1578 - George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. George Sandys ( March 2, 1578 &ndash March 1644 English traveller colonist and Poet, the seventh and youngest son of Edwin Sandys 1644)
• 1705 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Murray 1st Earl of Mansfield PC ( 2 March 1705 &ndash 20 March 1793) was a British Judge and Politician 1793)
• 1760 - Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Lucie Simplice Camille Benoist Desmoulins ( March 2, 1760 &ndash April 5, 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played 1794)
• 1770 - Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Louis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d' Albufera ( March 2, 1770 &ndash January 3, 1826) Marshal of France, one of 1826)
• 1779 - Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joel Roberts Poinsett ( March 2, 1779 &ndash December 12, 1851) was a Physician, Botanist and American 1851)
• 1793 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Houston ( March 2, 1793 July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman politician and soldier 1863)
• 1800 - Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky (Russian Евгений Абрамович Баратынский — July 11, 1844) was lauded by Alexander Pushkin as 1844)
• 1810 - Pope Leo XIII (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope 1903)
• 1816 - Alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alexander Hamilton Bullock ( March 2, 1816 – January 17, 1882) was Governor of Massachusetts from 1866 to 1869 The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1882)
• 1820 - Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Eduard Douwes Dekker ( 2 March 1820 &ndash 19 February 1887) better known by his Pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch 1887)
• 1824 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year "Smetana" redirects here For the soured cream see Smetana (dairy product. 1884)
• 1829 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Carl Schurz (March 2 1829 &ndash May 14 1906 was a German revolutionary American statesman and reformer and Union Army General in the 1906)
• 1836 - Henry Billings Brown, U. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Henry Billings Brown (born South Lee Massachusetts, March 2, 1836; died Bronxville New York, September 4, 1913) was an S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1913)
• 1842 - Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen ( March 2, 1842 – January 11, 1914) was the son of Jacob Christian Jacobsen, who had founded the 1914)
• 1843 - Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Ludovica Teresa Maria Clotilde of Savoy ( 2 March, 1843 – 25 June, 1911) was born in Turin to Vittorio Emanuele II 1911)
• 1849 - Robert Means Thompson, U. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Means Thompson ( 2 March 1849 - 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer S. Naval Officer (d. 1930)
• 1859 - Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sholem Aleichem (שלום־עליכם Шолом-Алейхем &ndash May 13, 1916) was the Pen name of Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich the popular 1916)
• 1860 - Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Susanna "Dora" Madora Salter ( March 2, 1860 &ndash March 17, 1961) was a U 1961)
• 1862 - Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Prince Boris Borisovich Galitzine (b St Petersburg, February 18 ( O 1916)
• 1876 - Pope Pius XII (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pope 1958)
• 1878 - William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Kissam Vanderbilt II ( March 2 1878 &ndash January 8 1944) was a Motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman and a member This article details the family of Cornelius Vanderbilt For other uses see Vanderbilt (disambiguation. 1944)
• 1886 - Willis O'Brien, American animator (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willis H "O'Bie" O'Brien ( March 2, 1886 - November 8, 1962) was a pioneering 1962)
• 1900 - Kurt Weill, German composer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, 1950)
• 1902 - Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Morris "Moe" Berg ( March 2, 1902 &ndash May 29, 1972) was an American Catcher and coach in Major 1972)
• 1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Theodor Seuss Geisel (ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl March 2 1904 – September 24 1991 was an American Writer and Cartoonist, better known by his pen name 1991)
• 1908 - Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Фё́дор Матве́евич Охло́пков (born on March 2, 1908 died on May 28, 1968) was a 1968)
• 1908 - Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Walter Bruch ( March 2 1908 - May 5 1990) was a German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL Color television 1990)
• 1909 - Mel Ott, American baseball player (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Melvin Thomas "Mel" Ott ( March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958) nicknamed "Master Melvin" was a Major League Baseball 1958)
• 1912 - Henry Katzman, American composer and pianist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Henry Manners Katzman ( March 2, 1912 &ndash May 11, 2001) was a Musician, Composer, painter, and one of the 2001)
• 1913 - Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Godfried Bomans ( March 2, 1913, The Hague &ndash December 22, 1971, Bloemendaal) was a popular Dutch author and television 1971)
• 1913 - Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Celedonio Romero (March 2 1913 &ndash May 8 1996 was a guitarist composer and poet perhaps best known as the founder of The Romeros guitar quartet 1996)
• 1913 - Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Morton Cecil Cooper ( March 2 1913 - November 17 1958) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1958)
• 1914 - Martin Ritt, American director (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Martin Ritt ( March 2, 1914 &ndash December 8, 1990) was an American director, Actor, and Playwright 1990)
• 1917 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American 1986)
• 1917 - Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Casimir James (Jim Konstanty ( March 2 1917 - June 11 1976) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball 1976)
• 1917 - David Goodis, American writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Goodis ( March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American Noir fiction writer 1967)
• 1918 - Peter O'Sullevan, Irish horse racing commentator
• 1919 - Jennifer Jones, American actress
• 1919 - Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Peter O'Sullevan KBE (born 3 March, 1918) was a BBC Horseracing commentator (1947-1997 and racing correspondent for the Press Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jennifer Jones may refer to Jennifer Jones (actor (born 1919 eponym of Jennifer Robin Jones is an Academy Award-winning American actress Tamara Toumanova ( March 2 1919 - May 29 1996) was a Ballerina and actress. 1996)
• 1923 - Orrin Keepnews, American writer and critic
• 1923 - Robert H. Michel, American politician
• 1926 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orrin Keepnews (born March 2, 1923 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American writer and Jazz record producer Robert Henry "Bob" Michel (born March 2 1923 in Peoria Illinois) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2 1926 – January 7 1995 was an American economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern Libertarianism 1995)
• 1927 - Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist
• 1928 - Father John Romanides, Greek priest and professor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Walkowiak (born March 2, 1927 in Montluçon, France) is a French former Road bicycle racer who unexpectedly Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John S Romanides (1928–2001 was a Greek Orthodox Priest and Professor who for a long time represented the Greek Church to the World Council of 2001)
• 1930 - Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emma Penella ( March 2 1930 &ndash August 27 2007) was a Spanish film and television actress 2007)
• 1930 - John Cullum, American actor and singer
• 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1931 - Tom Wolfe, American author
• 1935 - Al Waxman, Canadian actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Cullum (born 2 March 1930) is an American Actor and Singer. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician The President of the Soviet Union was the Head of State of the USSR from March 15, 1990 to December 25, 1991. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr (born March 2, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia) known as Tom Wolfe, is a Best-selling Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Samuel Waxman CM, OOnt ( March 2, 1935 &ndash January 18, 2001) was a Canadian Actor and 2001)
• 1937 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
• 1938 - Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
• 1938 - Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter (The Four Tops) (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abdelaziz Bouteflika (abdəlazɪz butəflika ( عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2 1937 in Oujda, Morocco) has been the President The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian armed forces Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (born March 2, 1938) is a lawyer economist and social democrat politician who served as president of Lawrence Albert Payton ( March 2, 1938 &ndash June 20, 1997) was an American Tenor Singer, Songwriter The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco 1997)
• 1940 - Tony Croatto, Italian-born composer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermes Davide Fastino Croatto Martinis, better known as Tony Croatto ( March 2, 1940, some sources state his year of birth as 1939 – April 3 2005)
• 1941 - David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General
• 1942 - Peter Guber, American film producer
• 1942 - John Irving, American author
• 1942 - Luc Plamondon, French Canadian lyricist
• 1942 - Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
• 1942 - Kwang Jo Choi, the founder of Choi Kwang- do and is one of the twelve original Masters of Taekwon-Do. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Satcher, MD, PhD (born March 2, 1941) was the 10th Assistant Secretary for Health from 1998 to 2001 and the 16th Overview The Surgeon General is nominated by the US President and confirmed via majority vote by the Senate. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Peter Guber (b 2 March 1942 in Newton Massachusetts) is an American Film John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942 as John Wallace Blunt Jr Luc Plamondon (born March 2, 1942 in Saint-Raymond Quebec) is a French-Canadian Lyricist. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Kwang Jo Choi was a Korean national champion in Taekwondo, and is one of the twelve original Masters of Taekwon-Do
• 1943 - Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zygfryd Blaut ( March 2, 1943 in Gogolin – April 20, 2005) was a Polish football player who won two titles 2005)
• 1943 - Claude Larose, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1943 - Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude David Larose (born March 2, 1943 in Hearst Ontario) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played 943 career NHL Daniel Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Meehan ( 2 March 1943 &ndash 28 November 2005) was one of the founder members of the British group The Shadows are an English instrumental and vocal Rock and roll group active from the 1950s to the 2000s 2005)
• 1943 - Peter Straub, American author
• 1944 - Uschi Glas, German actress
• 1947 - Harry Redknapp, English football manager
• 1948 - Larry Carlton, American guitarist
• 1948 - Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Peter Straub the novelist For the German statesman see Peter Straub (politician. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Uschi Glas (born Helga Ursula Glas March 2, 1944) is a German film and television actress Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Carlton (born 2 March, 1948) is an American Jazz, pop, and rock Guitarist dividing his recording Rory Gallagher (2 March 1948&ndash14 June 1995 was an Irish Blues / rock Guitarist Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal 1995)
• 1948 - Jeff Kennett, Australian politician
• 1949 - Alain Chamfort, French singer
• 1949 - Gates McFadden, American actress
• 1949 - Eddie Money, American singer
• 1949 - J. P. R. Williams, Welsh Rugby Union player
• 1950 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948 Australian politician was the Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Chamfort, born Alain Govic, is a French singer of Breton origin born on March 2, 1949 in Paris. Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio) usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and Choreographer Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney, March 21 1949) is an American rock Singer-songwriter who found success in John Peter Rhys Williams (born 2 March 1949 in Cardiff, Wales known universally as J Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2 1950 &ndash February 4 1983 was a highly successful American Singer and Drummer. The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. 1983)
• 1950 - Jeffrey Chodorow, American restaurateur and financier
• 1952 - Mark Evanier, American writer
• 1952 - Laraine Newman, American actress
• 1953 - Russ Feingold, American politician
• 1955 - Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader
• 1955 - Jay Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds)
• 1955 - Ken Salazar, American politician
• 1956 - Mark Evans, Australian bassist (AC/DC)
• 1956 - John Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills)
• 1958 - Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
• 1958 - Peter Arnold, American architect
• 1958 - Kevin Curren, South African-born tennis player
• 1960 - Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
• 1961 - Simone Young, Australian conductor
• 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
• 1962 - Al Del Greco, American football player
• 1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
• 1962 - Michael Salinger, American poet
• 1962 - Scott Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock)
• 1962 - Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
• 1963 - Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider
• 1963 - Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
• 1964 - Megan Leigh, American porn star (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jeffrey Chodorow (born 2 March 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American restaurateur and Financier. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2 1952) is an American Comic book and Television Writer, particularly known for his Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American Comedienne and actress. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) is a founder of Japan 's controversial Buddhist religious group Aum Shinrikyo (now known as Aleph) and identified himself as and his children as in his The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved success as teenage music idols in the 1970s The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved success as teenage music idols in the 1970s Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American politician, rancher and environmentalist from the U Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Whitmore Evans (born March 2, 1956) is an Australian Bassist best known for his membership in Australian Hard rock AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. John Cowsill (b March 2, 1956 in Rhode Island) is an American musician best known for his work as a Singer and Drummer with his The Cowsills were a singing group from Newport Rhode Island specializing in what would later be defined as Bubblegum pop. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career outline Woosnam was born in the town of Oswestry in England, and his family lived in the nearby village of St Martin's in Shropshire Peter Arnold is a Landscape architect and community designer His recent projects include City of Brentwood, College of Marin, Sir Francis Drake High Kevin Melvyn Curren (born 2 March 1958 in Durban, South Africa is a former professional Tennis player Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hector Calma (born March 2, 1960) is a retired Filipino Professional basketball player Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961 in Sydney is an Australian conductor, particularly well known for her work in Opera. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr on March 2 1962 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Actor. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Albert Louis Del Greco (born March 2, 1962, in Providence, Rhode Island) is a former American football Placekicker and (born March 2 1962, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese sci-fi novelist Michael Salinger (born March 2 1962 is a Poet, performer and educator living in Northeast Ohio. Scott "La Rock" Sterling ( March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987) was the original DJ for the hip hop group Boogie Scott "La Rock" Sterling ( March 2, 1962 – August 27, 1987) was the original DJ for the hip hop group Boogie Raimo Summanen (born March 2, 1962 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a former professional Ice hockey forward and also a former coach Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Neale "Tuff" Hedeman (b 2 March 1963, El Paso Texas) is a retired 3 time PRCA World Champion bull rider, as well Tanyu Kiryakov (Таню Киряков born March 2, 1963 in Ruse) is a Bulgarian pistol shooter the only shooter to have won Olympic Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Megan Leigh (born Michelle Maira Schei on ( March 2 1964 &ndash June 16 1990) was an American Exotic dancer 1990)
• 1964 - Mike Von Erich, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Michael Brent Adkisson ( March 2 1964 &ndash April 12 1987) was an American Professional wrestler under the Ring name 1987)
• 1965 - Ron Gant, American baseball player
• 1965 - Lembit Öpik, British politician
• 1968 - Daniel Craig, English actor
• 1971 - Dave Gorman, English documentary comedian
• 1971 - Elizabeth Lackey, American actress
• 1972 - Richard Ruccolo, American actor
• 1972 - Amber Smith, American actress and model
• 1973 - Trevor Sinclair, English footballer
• 1973 - Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
• 1974 - Monika Niederstätter, Italian athlete
• 1974 - Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
• 1976 - Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist
• 1977 - Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
• 1977 - Heather McComb, American actress
• 1977 - Andrew Strauss, English cricket player
• 1977 - Jay Gibbons, American baseball player
• 1978 - Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
• 1979 - Damien Duff, Irish footballer
• 1979 - Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
• 1980 - Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
• 1980 - Lance Cade, American professional wrestler
• 1981 - Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
• 1982 - Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
• 1982 - Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
• 1982 - Corey Webster, American football player
• 1983 - Glen Perkins, American baseball player
• 1984 - Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress
• 1985 - Robert Iler, American actor
• 1985 - Reggie Bush, American football player
• 1985 - Luke Pritchard, British singer (The Kooks)
• 1988 - Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
• 1988 - Keith Jack, British singer and actor

Deaths

• 855 - Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and Lembit Öpik (ˈlempit ˈøpˑik in Estonian (born 2 March 1965) is a British Politician of Estonian descent Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. David James Gorman (born March 2, 1971 in Stafford, Staffordshire) is an Author, documentary comedian and humorist Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Lackey (born 2 March 1971) often credited as Lisa Lackey, is an Australian Actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Ruccolo (born on March 2, 1972 in Marlton New Jersey) is an American television and film actor Amber Smith (born March 2, 1972, several sources claim 1971 in Tampa Florida) is an American Actress and Fashion Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Trevor Lloyd Sinclair (born 2 March, 1973 in Dulwich, London) is an English footballer who is currently without a club after being Dejan Bodiroga (Дејан Бодирога born March 2, 1973 in Zrenjanin, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Monika Niederstätter (born 2 March 1974 in Merano, Italy) is a 400 m hurdler Hayley Jane Lewis (following her marriage Hayley Taylor) (born March 2, 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Australian Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Rubenstein (born March 2, 1976) is a writer director musician and journalist based in Northern California. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977 is the English lead Singer-songwriter, Pianist, and occasional rhythm Guitarist of the Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Heather McComb (born March 2, 1977 in Barnegat New Jersey) is an American actress. Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for Jay Jonathan Gibbons (born March 2, 1977 in Rochester Michigan) is a Outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Giannis Skopelitis (born March 2, 1978) is a Greek football player Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Damien Anthony Duff (born 2 March 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sergei Davydov (born March 2, 1979 in Rostov, USSR) is a Belarusian Figure skater. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Édson de Jesus Nobre, otherwise known as Édson (born 2 March 1980 in Benguela, Angola) is an Angolan football Striker Lance K McNaught (born March 2 1981 Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2 1981) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her film roles in the M Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Dennis Kurányi (born March 2, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a German football player who currently plays for the German Bundesliga Henrik Lundqvist ['hɛnrɪk 'lɵndkvɪst] (born March 2, 1982) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey Goaltender for Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger (born March 2, 1982, in Lima Ohio) nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football Quarterback Corey Jonas Webster (born March 2, 1982 in Vacherie Louisiana) is an American football Cornerback in the National Football League Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Glen Weston Perkins (born March 2, 1983, in Stillwater Minnesota) is a Major League baseball Starting pitcher for the Minnesota Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger (born March 2, 1984 in New York City) is an English model and Actress. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert Iler (born March 2, 1985) is an American Actor, known for his portrayal of A Reginald Alfred Bush II (born March 2 1985 in San Diego Ca) is an American football player who plays for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. Luke Pritchard (born 2 March 1985 is an English musician He is currently the lead vocalist and second guitarist of the indie band The Kooks, despite a The Kooks are an Indie band based in the United Kingdom. The band was formed in Brighton, United Kingdom, and currently consists of four members Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Nadine Samonte (born Nadine Burgos Eidloth on March 2, 1988 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany) is a Filipina Keith Jack (born March 2, 1988) was the runner-up on the BBC reality Talent show Any Dream Will Do, which offered Events By Place Europe Louis II succeeds Lothar as Western Emperor Lothair I ( German: Lothar, French: Lothaire, Italian: Lotario) (795 &ndash 29 September 855) The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states 795)
• 1316 - Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. Events By Place Europe In the earliest recorded Viking raid on Ireland, they attack Iona, Inisbofin and Inismurray Marjorie Bruce or Margaret de Bruce (December 1296 &ndash March 2, 1316) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( 1296)
• 1572 - Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil
• 1589 - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (b. Mem de Sá (c 1500 &ndash March 2, 1572) was a Governor-General of Brazil from 1557-1572 Alessandro Cardinal Farnese ( 5 October 1520 &ndash 2 March 1589) was an Italian cardinal and diplomat a great collector and patron of the arts 1520)
• 1729 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For Giovanni Bianchini (1410-ca 1469 see Giovanni Bianchini. Francesco Bianchini ( December 13, 1662 &ndash March 1662)
• 1755 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon ( January 16, 1675 &ndash March 2, 1755) French soldier Diplomatist and writer 1675)
• 1758 - Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Guérin de Tencin ( Grenoble, 22 August 1679 - 2 March 1758) French ecclesiastic was archbishop of Embrun 1679)
• 1791 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical 1703)
• 1793 - Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist
• 1797 - Horace Walpole, English politician and writer (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Gustaf Pilo (c 1711 – March 2, 1793) was a Swedish -born Artist and painter, one of many 18th century European artists Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician 1717)
• 1830 - Samuel Thomas von Sömmering, German physician (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring ( 28 January 1755 &ndash 2 March 1830) was a German Physician, Anatomist, 1755)
• 1835 - Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Francis II (Franz II Heiliger Römischer Kaiser ( 12 February 1768 &ndash 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling 1768)
• 1840 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1758)
• 1855 - Nicholas I of Russia, Emperor of Russia (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1796)
• 1865 - Carl Sylvius Völkner, German missionary to New Zealand (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Sylvius Völkner (c 1819-1865 was a German-born Protestant missionary in New Zealand. 1819)
• 1880 - Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir John Benjamin Macneill FRS ( 1793 - 2 March 1880) was an eminent Irish Civil engineer of the 19th century closely associated 1790)
• 1895 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Berthe Morisot ( January 14, 1841 &ndash March 2, 1895) was a painter and a member of the circle of painters in Paris 1841)
• 1895 - Isma'il Pasha, Governor of Egypt (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Isma'il Pasha, known as Ismail the Magnificent (إسماعيل باشا ( December 31, 1830 &ndash March 2, 1895) was Wāli 1830)
• 1919 - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Melchora Aquino de Ramos ( January 6, 1812 &ndash March 2, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary who became known as "Tandang 1812)
• 1921 - Champ Clark, American politician (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar James Beauchamp Clark best known as Champ Clark ( March 7, 1850 &ndash March 2, 1921) was a prominent American 1850)
• 1921 - King Nicholas I of Montenegro (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Nikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Никола I Мирков Петровић-Његош ( – March 1, 1921) was the 1841)
• 1930 - D. H. Lawrence, English writer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short 1885)
• 1938 - Ben Harney, American composer and pianist (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Robertson "Ben" Harney ( 6 March, 1872 – 2 March, 1938) was a United States of America Songwriter 1871)
• 1939 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Carter ( May 9 1874 March 2 1939) was an English Archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer 1874)
• 1945 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Emily Carr ( December 13, 1871 &ndash March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the Indigenous 1871)
• 1946 - Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian National socialist (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd ( 6 May 1895 - 2 March 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of 1895)
• 1953 - Jim Lightbody, American runner (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James "Jim" Davies Lightbody ( March 15, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner winner 1882)
• 1958 - Fred Merkle, American baseball figure (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Charles Merkle ( December 20, 1888 – March 2, 1956) was an American First baseman in Major League Baseball 1888)
• 1959 - Eric Blore, English actor (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Blore ( December 23, 1887 - March 2, 1959) was an English comic Actor. 1887)
• 1960 - Stanisław Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanisław Taczak (b 8 April 1874 in Mieszków near Jarotschin (Jarocin – 2 March 1960 in Malbork, 1874)
• 1962 - Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas Baron de la Vallée Poussin ( August 14[[ 866]] - March 2[[ 962]] was a Belgian Mathematician. 1866)
• 1967 - José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish poet and writer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruíz ( June 8, 1873 - March 2, 1967) was a Spanish Poet 1873)
• 1970 - Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Quebec painter (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc-Aurèle Fortin ( 14 March 1888 &ndash 2 March 1970) was a Québécois painter 1888)
• 1973 - Cleo A. Noel, Jr., US Chief of Mission to Sudan (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Cleo Allen Noel Jr ( August 6, 1918 &ndash March 2, 1973) was a United States Ambassador to Sudan who was 1918). Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations. The Khartoum diplomatic assassinations were the killing of three Western diplomats held hostage between 1 March 1973 and 3 March 1973 in the
• 1974 - Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Salvador Puig Antich (səlvə'do putʃ ən'tik (1948 &ndash March 2 1974) was a Catalan anarchist, born in Barcelona, and active 1948)
• 1975 - Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan politician (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josiah Mwangi Kariuki ( March 21, 1929 – March 2, 1975) was a Kenyan socialist politician during the administration of the Jomo 1929)
• 1979 - Christy Ring Irish hurler (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring ( 12 October, 1920 - 2 March, 1979) better known as Christy Ring, was a famous Irish 1920)
• 1982 - Philip K. Dick, American author (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer. 1928)
• 1987 - Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Randolph Scott ( January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American motion picture actor whose career spanned from 1928 1898)
• 1991 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and 1928)
• 1992 - Sandy Dennis, American actress (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis ( April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American 1937)
• 1994 - Anita Morris, American actress (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Anita Rose Morris ( March 14, 1943 - March 2, 1994) was an American actress 1943)
• 1997 - Bloodshed, American rapper (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 1975)
• 1999 - David Ackles, American singer and songwriter (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) David Thomas Ackles ( February 27, 1937, Rock Island, Illinois, USA - March 2, 1999) was an American 1937)
• 1999 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield 1939)
• 2001 - John Diamond, British journalist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. John Diamond ( 10 May, 1953 - 2 March, 2001) was a British broadcaster and Journalist 1953)
• 2003 - Hank Ballard, American musician (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) ( November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an African American R&B / 1927)
• 2003 - Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson AO (honorary CBE (21 November 1931 – 2 March 2003 was an Australian Composer and Master of the 1931)
• 2004 - Cormac McAnallen, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cormac McAnallen (– was an Irish sportsman who played Gaelic football for Tyrone and Eglish from County Tyrone, Northern 1980)
• 2004 - Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Carlotta Mercedes McCambridge ( March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) nicknamed Mercy, was an Academy Award -winning 1916)
• 2004 - Marge Schott, American baseball team owner (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Margaret Unnewehr Schott ( August 18, 1928 &ndash March 2, 2004) was the controversial former managing general 1928)
• 2005 - Rick Mahler, American baseball player (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Keith Mahler (Born August 5, 1953 in Austin, Texas - Died March 2, 2005 in Jupiter, Florida 1953)
• 2005 - Martin Denny, American musician (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Denny ( April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of Exotica. 1911)
• 2006 - Milton Katims, American violist and conductor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Milton Katims ( June 24 1909 – February 27 2006) was an American violist and conductor 1909)
• 2006 - Jack Wild, British actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jack Wild ( 30 September 1952 &ndash 2 March 2006) was an English Actor who achieved fame for his roles in both stage 1952)
• 2007 - Ivan Safronov, Russian journalist (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ivan Ivanovich Safronov (Ива́н Ива́нович Сафро́нов ( January 16, 1956  – March 2, 2007) was a Russian 1956)
• 2007 - Clem Labine, American baseball player (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clement Walter Labine ( August 6 1926 – March 2 2007) was an American right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League 1926)
• 2007 - Thomas S. Kleppe, U. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Savig Kleppe ( July 1 1919 – March 2 2007) was an American politician who served as a U S. politician (b. 1919)
• 2007 - Henri Troyat, French writer, dean of the Académie française (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henri Troyat, born Levon Aslan Torossian or Lev Aslanovich Tarasov (rus Лев Асланович Тарасов) ( November 1, 1911 1911)
• 2008 - Jeff Healey, Canadian musician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 1966)

Holidays and observances

• Bahá'í Faith - Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness) - First day of the 19th month of the Bahá'í calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• Texas Independence Day (1836). The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2 1835 to April 21 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas portion of the Mexican Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap
• Church of England - Saint Chad's Day. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Saint Chad of Mercia ( Anglo-Saxon Ceadda) (died March 2, 672) was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became Abbot
• March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Catholic Church:

• Saint Jovinus
• Blessed Charles the Good, Count of Flanders (+Bruges 1127)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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March 1 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 3 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 15 by Saints Faustinus and Jovita were said to be Christian Martyrs under Hadrian. Blessed Charles the Good (1080/86 Denmark - March 2, 1127 Bruges, was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127

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