March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining. The Gregorian calendar(lat. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... March 19 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... March 24 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Events

• 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
• 1717 - The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England.
• 1791 - Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
• 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 ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
• 1836 - Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
• 1855 - Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
• 1861 - Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States.
• 1861 - Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law.
• 1877 - U.S. presidential election, 1876: 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 (Reconstruction ends).
• 1888 - The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
• 1899 - In Washington State, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.
• 1901 - The U.S. Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.
• 1903 - In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
• 1917 - The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
• 1917 - Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael.
• 1919 - The first Communist International meets in Moscow.
• 1933 - King Kong premieres in New York City.
• 1939 - Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
• 1943 - World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea - United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
• 1946 - Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North 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.
• 1955 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit.
• 1956 - Morocco declares its independence from France.
• 1959 - Miles Davis holds the first recording session for Kind of Blue at Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York, NY.
• 1962 - In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers scores 100 points against the New York Knicks, breaking several National Basketball Association records.
• 1962 - In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup.
• 1963 - Release of Please Please Me in the United Kingdom, the first LP from The Beatles.
• 1969 - In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Concorde is conducted.
• 1969 - Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
• 1972 - The Pioneer 10 spaceprobe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
• 1974 - The worldwide hit single Seasons in the Sun first hits #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts.
• 1978 - Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.
• 1985- TV anime series Mobile Suit Z Gundum broadcasts its first episode in Japan.
• 1987- Chrysler acquires American Motors
• 1989 - Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.
• 1990 - Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress.
• 1992 - Moldova joins the UN
• 1995 - Nick Leeson is arrested for his role in the collapse of Barings Bank.
• 1995 - Yahoo! is incorporated, establishing the Internet Portal as a model.
• 1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spaceprobe indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
• 2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, ending on March 19) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, with 11 allied troop fatalities.
• 2003 The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University.
• 2004 - Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag.
• 2004 - Disgruntled by the state's education act (Act 60), residents of Killington, Vermont vote to become part of New Hampshire.
• 2004 - War in Iraq: Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
• 2004 - War in Iraq: A United Nations report from the weapons inspection teams states that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction of any significance after 1994, despite President Bush's objection to the contrary before the invasion.

Events March 2 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks End of the reign of Emperor Kazan of Japan Emperor Ichijo ascends to the throne of Japan Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America Births Deaths March 2 - Lothair, King of... King Louis V of France (ca. ... Franks can refer to: in medieval European history, the Frankish people, Germanic tribes who entered the Roman Empire from Frisia in the first five centuries AD in medieval Middle Eastern history, the Crusaders, or more broadly any persons originating in Catholic western Europe. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The semaphore line was a signalling system invented by the Chappe brothers in France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Texas Revolution was a war fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Tejas portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. ... The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. ... National Motto Unknown Official language English de facto nationwide also Spanish, French, German and Native American languages regionally Capital Washington-on-the-Brazos 1836 Harrisburg 1836 Galveston 1836 Velasco 1836 Houston 1837–1839 Austin 1839–1845 Largest city San Antonio, Texas Presidents David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Nevada Territory in 1861, with the Utah and New Mexico territories. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... The myriad political divisions of the United States include (but are not limited to) states, territories, counties, townships, cities, the federal district, possessions and insular areas, embassies and consulates, Indian reservations, military installations, conservation districts and non-municipal special-purpose districts like public authorities, school districts and utilities districts. ... The Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia performed by tsar Alexander II of Russia amounted to liquidation of serf dependence of Russian peasants. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... Emancipation means becoming free and equal; the term can be used in various contexts: historically, a slave becoming free by being set free by the owner (manumission), voluntarily or in accordance with laws requiring it after a certain time or in certain cases, thereby becoming freedman (e. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Seal of the Congress. ... Order: 19th President Vice President: William A. Wheeler Term of office: March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 Preceded by: Ulysses S. Grant Succeeded by: James Garfield Date of birth: October 4, 1822 Place of birth: Delaware, Ohio Date of death: January 17, 1893 Place of death: Fremont, Ohio First Lady... Samuel Jones Tilden (February 9, 1814 - August 4, 1886) was the Democratic candidate for the US presidency in the disputed election of 1876, the most controversial American election of the 19th century. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... In the history of the United States, Reconstruction was the period after the American Civil War when the southern states of the breakaway Confederacy were reintegrated into the United States of America. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... See treaty text at wikisource:Constantinople Convention of the Suez Canal The Convention of Constantinople was a treaty signed by Great Britain, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, and Turkey on March 2, 1888. ... 1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (BÅ«r SaÄ«d) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County, Washington. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the Congress. ... The Platt Amendment, a rider appended to the U.S. Army appropriations bill (March 1901), stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until 1934. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... 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 lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For the law regarding sailor rights, see the Jones Act The Jones-Shafroth Act conferred United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans, and created the present system of government in Puerto Rico by creating a government mirroring the government structure of the United States. ... Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia Nicholas II of Russia ( 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918 ) was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The first edition of Communist International, journal of the Comintern published in Moscow and Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) in May 1919. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... King Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Venerable Pius XII, born Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Eugenio Pacelli (Rome, March 2, 1876 - October 9, 1958) served as the Pope from March 2, 1939 to 1958. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Venerable Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as Pope and sovereign of Vatican City from March 2, 1939 to 1958. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Battle of the Bismarck Sea Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date March 2, 1943 – March 4, 1943 Place Bismarck Sea, in the vicinity of Lae Result Decisive Allied victory The Battle of the Bismarck Sea was a battle in the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between planes of... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Chí Minh (meaning the enlightened fox) (Chữ nôm: 胡志明)   listen? (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1954) and President (1954 - 1969) of North Vietnam. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Boeing B-50 Superfortress was basically a post-World War II revision of the wartime B-29 Superfortress with new, more powerful (3,500-HP Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35) radial engines and numerous other improvements. ... Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River. ... Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time in office: April 24, 1941–March 3, 1955; November 20, 1991–October 7, 2004 (King from September 24, 1993) Predecessor: Sisowath Monivong (first time); Chea Sim (second time) Successor: Norodom Suramarit (first time); Norodom Sihamoni (second time) Date of Birth: October 31, 1922 Place of Birth: Phnom Penh His... Norodom Suramarit (Preach Reach Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Naradhama Suramarta) (March 6, 1896 - April 3, 1960) was King of Cambodia from 1955 until his death. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (born May 25, 1926 – died September 28, 1991), one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century, was an African-American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hershey is an unincorporated community within Derry Township in Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Wilt Chamberlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Philadelphia 76ers are a National Basketball Association team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, also known as the Sixers for short. ... The New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers) are a National Basketball Association team based in New York, New York. ... NBA logo, depicting former star Jerry West The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as simply the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... Ne Win Bo Ne Win (May 24, 1911 - December 5, 2002), born Shu Maung was a Burmese military commander and strong man of Burma from 1962 until 1988. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Please Please Me was the title of the Beatles first international hit single (Love Me Do was successful mainly in Liverpool, their home town) and also the title of their first album. ... The Beatles, early 1967. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)   listen?; tr. ... The Ussuri River (Chinese: Wūsūlǐ Jīang 乌苏里江, Russian: река Уссури) is a river in south east Russia, flowing north, forming part of the Chinese border, to the Amur River. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Launch of Pioneer 10 Launched on March 2, 1972 by an Atlas-Centaur rocket, Pioneer 10 (also called Pioneer F) was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt, and was the first spacecraft to make direct observations of Jupiter. ... Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... A planet (from the Greek πλανήτης, planÄ“tÄ“s which means wanderer or more forcefully vagrant, tramp) is an object in orbit around a star that is not a star in its own right. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Seasons in the Sun was a worldwide hit for Terry Jacks in 1974. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Vladimír Remek Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) was the first Czech in space, and the first cosmonaut from neither the USSR or the USA. He flew aboard Soyuz 28 from 2 to 10 October 1978, for seven days, 22 hours, and 17 minutes. ... Outer space (also called just space), as a name for a region, refers to the relatively empty parts of the Universe, outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... Crew Aleksei Gubarev (2) Vladimír Remek (1) Mission Parameters Mass: 6800 kg Perigee: 198. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to in the Western world by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chrysler Corporation is a United States-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with Daimler_Benz into DaimlerChrysler. ... Logo American Motors Corporation (AMC) was an American automobile company, formed in 1954 by the merger of Nash Motors and Hudson. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... For other uses, see CFC (disambiguation). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... President Nelson Mandela, 1995-1999 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, OM OC, (born 18 July 1918) was the first democratically-elected President of South Africa. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a center-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Leeson (born February 25, 1967) is an English investments trader whose actions caused the collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdoms oldest investment banking firm. ... Barings Bank, previously known as Baring Brothers & Co. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Galileo being deployed after being launched by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-34 mission Galileo was an unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the planet Jupiter and its moons. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 1 µPa Oxygen 100% Europa (ew-roe-pa, /juro:pa/   listen?, Greek Ευρώπη) is a moon of the planet Jupiter, smallest of the four Galilean moons. ... For the French ship of the line, see Océan Ocean (from Okeanos, a Greek god of sea and water; Greek ωκεανός) covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth. ... Icicles A natural, 4 tonne, block of ice on a beach in Iceland Ice is the solid form of water. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States invasion of Afghanistan (codenamed Operation Enduring Freedom)occurred in n October 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., marking the beginning of its War on Terrorism campaign. ... Soldiers from Bravo Company, 101st Airborne Division, prepare to move out after being dropped off by a Chinook helicopter at the battle zone during Operation Anaconda. ... March 19 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Taliban (Pashtun and Persian: طالبان; students), also transliterated as Taleban, is an Islamist and Pashtun nationalist movement which ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, despite having diplomatic recognition from only three countries: the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. ... Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda (Arabic: - al-Qā‘idah, the foundation or the base) is the name given to an international alliance of Islamist organizations. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Originally, the term symposium referred to a drinking party; the Greek verb sympotein means to drink together. The term has since come to refer to any academic conference, irrespective of drinking. ... Taiwanese Sign Language (TSL) is the sign language most commonly used in Taiwan. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A confederacy can refer to: A form of government formed as a union of political organizations, though it differs from a republic in that the separate political units retain a greater degree of sovereignty over themselves. ... The following are the flags used by the short-lived Confederate States of America. ... Killington, Vermont Killington is a town (known from 1800 until 1999 as Sherburne), located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Osama bin Laden Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda (Arabic: - al-Qā‘idah, the foundation or the base) is the name given to an international alliance of Islamist organizations. ... The Ashoura Massacre was a series of planned terrorist explosions, that killed 170 and injured 500 Iraqi Shiite Muslims commemorating the Ashoura festival. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) generally include nuclear, biological, chemical and, increasingly, radiological weapons. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Births

• 1316 - King Robert II of Scotland, (d. 1390)
• 1459 - Pope Adrian VI (d. 1523)
• 1542 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat, scholar (d. 1613)
• 1779 - Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
• 1793 - Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (d. 1863)
• 1810 - Pope Leo XIII, (d. 1903)
• 1820 - Multatuli, Dutch writer (d. 1887)
• 1824 - Bedrich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
• 1829 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and American statesman (d. 1906)
• 1849 - Robert Means Thompson, U.S. naval officer (d. 1930)
• 1859 - Sholom Aleichem, Russian Yiddish novelist (d. 1916)
• 1876 - Pope Pius XII, (d. 1958)
• 1900 - Kurt Weill, German composer (d. 1950)
• 1902 - Moe Berg, baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
• 1904 - Dr. Seuss, American author (d. 1991)
• 1908 - Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
• 1909 - Mel Ott, baseball player (d. 1958)
• 1914 - Martin Ritt, American director (d. 1990)
• 1917 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, bandleader, and musician (d. 1986)
• 1919 - Jennifer Jones, American actress
• 1923 - Robert H. Michel, American politician
• 1926 - Murray Rothbard, American economist (d. 1995)
• 1930 - John Cullum, American actor and singer
• 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union
• 1931 - Tom Wolfe, American author
• 1935 - Al Waxman, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
• 1937 - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria
• 1940 - Tony Croatto, Italian-born singer and composer (d. 2005)
• 1942 - John Irving, American author
• 1942 - Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
• 1943 - Peter Straub, American author
• 1944 - Uschi Glas, German actress
• 1948 - Jeff Kennett, Australian politician
• 1948 - Rory Gallagher, Irish guitaris
• 1948 - R. T. Crowley, writer
• 1949 - Eddie Money, New York police officer and singer
• 1949 - JPR Williams, Welsh rugby player
• 1949 - Gates McFadden, American actress
• 1950 - Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (d. 1983)
• 1952 - Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian
• 1952 - Mark Evanier, American writer
• 1955 - Jay Osmond, American singer and drummer (The Osmond Brothers)
• 1955 - Shoko Asahara, Japanese religious leader
• 1956 - John Cowsill drummer and singer (The Cowsills and The Beach Boys)
• 1956 - Mark Evans, bassist (AC/DC)
• 1958 - Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer
• 1962 - Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
• 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American singer, songwriter, and actor
• 1964 - Megan Leigh, American actress (d. 1990)
• 1974 - Monika Niederstätter, Italian athlete
• 1977 - Heather McComb, American actress
• 1977 - Chris Martin, British musician (Coldplay)
• 1977 - Andrew Strauss, English cricketer
• 1979 - Damien Duff, Irish footballer
• 1981 - Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
• 1982 - Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
• 1982 - Corey Webster, American football player
• 1982 - Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
• 1985 - Robert Iler, American actor

Events Pope John XXII elected to the papacy. ... Robert II (March 2, 1316- April 19, 1390), king of Scotland, called the Steward, a title that gave the name to the House of Stewart (or Stuart). ... Events Births December 27 - Anne Mortimer John Dunstable, English composer (d. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... The house where Adrian VI was born Adrian VI (also known as Hadrian VI or Adriano VI), born Adrian dEdel (March 2, 1459 - September 14, 1523), pope from 1522 to 1523, was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and studied under the Brethren of the Common Life either at Zwolle... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Thomas Bodley Sir Thomas Bodley (March 2, 1545 - January 28, 1613), was an English diplomat and scholar, founder of the Bodleian Library, Oxford. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851) Official Department of Defense portrait, artist unknown. ... 1852 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Sam Houston Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was a key figure in the history of Texas, and, as of 2005, the only person in U.S. history to have been the governor of two different states. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci (March 2, 1810–July 20, 1903), was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, having succeeded Blessed Pius IX on February 20, 1878 and reigning until his own death. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... photo courtesy of Robertson/Kerr Photography Eduard Douwes Dekker (2 March 1820 - 19 February 1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, was a Dutch writer famous for his satirical novel, Max Havelaar (1860) in which he denounced the abuses of colonialism in the former Dutch colony of Indonesia. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Schurz Carl Schurz (March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionist and American statesman and reformer. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Means Thompson (2 March 1849 - 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Sholom Aleichem Sholom (Sholem) Aleichem (February 18 (O.S.) = March 2 (N.S.), 1859 – May 13, 1916) was a popular humorist and Russian Jewish author of Yiddish literature, including novels, short stories, and plays. ... 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Venerable Pope Pius XII (Latin: ), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as Pope and sovereign of Vatican City from March 2, 1939 to 1958. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Kurt Weill, a photo taken in Salzburg, Austria, 1934 Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York, was a German composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article concerns athlete and OSS operative Morris Berg. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904–September 24, 1991). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Bruch (1908-1990) was a German engineer, famous for inventing the PAL color television system at Telefunken in the early 1960s. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Melvin Thomas Mel Ott (March 2, 1909 - November 21, 1958), nicknamed Master Melvin, was a left-handed batter and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914–December 8, 1990) was an American director, actor, and playwright who worked in both film and theatre. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban born musician, actor, comedian and television producer. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jennifer Jones (born Phyllis Lee Isley on March 2, 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American actress. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert H. Michel (March 2, 1923- ) was a Representive from Illinois. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Murray Newton Rothbard Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 - January 7, 1995) was an American economist and political theorist belonging to the Austrian School of Economics who helped define modern libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... John Cullum is an American actor and singer. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev)   listen? (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... The President of the Soviet Union was the largely ceremonial Head of State of the USSR from 1990 to 1991. ... Tom Wolfe (born March 2, 1931) is an American author and journalist. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albert Samuel (Al) Waxman (March 2, 1935 _ January 17, 2001) was a Canadian actor born in Toronto. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the president of Algeria (since 1999). ... The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tony Croatto (March 2, 1940 - April 3, 2005) was an Croatian-Italian-Puerto Rican singer and composer best known for his interpretations of Puerto Rican folk music. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... This article is about the year. ... John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (for The Cider House Rules, based on his book of the same name). ... Lou Reed Lou Reed (born Lewis Allen Reed on March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York), is a rock and roll singer-songwriter. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a horror-genre author. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Uschi Glas Uschi Glas (born March 2, 1944) is a much-loved German film and television actress. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hon Jeff Kennett Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948), Australian politician, was Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999. ... Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was an Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. ... R. T. Crowley (born March 2, 1948) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), an early component of electronic commerce. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Edward Joseph Mahoney (born March 21, 1949) is an arena rock singer. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... John Peter Rhys Williams, born 1949-03-02 in Cardiff, and known universally as JPR Williams, played rugby for Wales between 1969 and 1981. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... McFadden as Dr. Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), usually credited as Gates McFadden, is an American actress and choreographer. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Karen and Richard Carpenter This article is about a musical group. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American comedian and actress, from Los Angeles, California. ... Mark Evanier (born March 2, 1952 in Santa Monica, California) is an American writer. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... Shoko Asahara (left), with Ven. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cowsills was a band that was formed in 1965 by four brothers — Barry, Bill, Bob, and John Cowsill — in Newport, Rhode Island. ... The Beach Boys, 1963 (L to R, David Marks, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Brian Wilson) The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. ... Mark Evans was also the drummer in the 90s rock band Warrior Soul. ... From left to right: Singer Brian Johnson, rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young, bass guitarist Cliff Williams, lead guitarist Angus Young, drummer Phil Rudd, c. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ian Woosnam (March 2, 1958, Oswestry, England) is a British golf player representing Wales. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Morioka Hiroyuki (森岡浩之: 1962-) is a Japanese sci-fi novelist. ... Jon Bon Jovi (born March 2, 1962) is an American singer, composer, musician (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Keyboard) of the rock band Bon Jovi, and Hollywood actor. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Megan Leigh (porn star) was born March 2, 1964 in Oakland, CA. She ran away from home at age 14. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Monika Niederstätter (born March 2, 1974) is an Italian 400m hurdler. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Heather McComb (born March 2, 1977) is an American actress. ... Chris Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... From left: Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Chris Martin, and Will Champion Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Damien Duff (born 2 March 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish football player. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress, and the daughter of Hollywood actor/director Ron Howard and writer Cheryl Howard. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ben Roethlisberger (IPA: ) (born March 2, 1982 in Findlay, Ohio) nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. // Early life In college, he played for the RedHawks of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. ... Corey Jonas Webster(Born:March 2,1982) is an NFL cornerback for the New York Giants. ... Kevin Kurányi Kevin Kurányi (born March 2, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a German-Brazilian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Bundesliga team Schalke 04. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Iler (born March 2, 1985) is an actor. ...

Deaths

• 855 - Lothar, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)
• 1729 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1662)
• 1730 - Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
• 1755 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)
• 1758 - Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (b. 1679)
• 1791 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703)
• 1797 - Horace Walpole, English politican and writer (b. 1717)
• 1865 - Carl Sylvius Völkner, German missionary to New Zealand
• 1880 - Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (b. 1790)
• 1895 - Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
• 1921 - King Nicholas I of Montenegro (b. 1841)
• 1930 - D. H. Lawrence, English writer (b. 1885)
• 1938 - Ben Harney, American composer and pianist (b. 1871)
• 1939 - Howard Carter, British archaeologist (b. 1874)
• 1953 - Jim Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)
• 1960 - Stanisław Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b.1874)
• 1982 - Philip K. Dick, American author (b. 1928)
• 1987 - Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)
• 1991 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (b. 1928)
• 1992 - Sandy Dennis, American actress (b. 1937)
• 1999 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (b. 1939)
• 2001 - John Diamond, British journalist (b. 1953)
• 2003- Hank Ballard, American musician (b. 1927)
• 2003 - Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer, (b. 1931)
• 2004- Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (b. 1918)
• 2004 - Marge Schott, baseball team owner (b. 1928)
• 2005 - Rick Mahler, baseball player (b. 1953)

Events Louis II succeeds Lothar as western emperor. ... Lothar is a fictional robot in the Metabarons universe. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Events Leo III becomes pope Earliest recorded Viking raid on Ireland. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Francesco Bianchini (December 13, 1662 – March 2, 1729) was an Italian philosopher and scientist. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... For Pedro de Luna, see Antipope Benedict XIII. Benedict XIII, né Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini (Gravina di Puglia, February 2, 1649 - March 2, 1730), was pope from 1724 to 1730. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (January 16, 1675 - March 2, 1755), French soldier, diplomatist and writer of memoirs, was born at Versailles. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Guérin de Tencin (22 August 1679 - 2 March 1758), French ecclesiastic, was archbishop of Embrun and Lyons, and a cardinal. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John Wesley was an 18th century theologian, preacher and the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy May 27 - Founding of St Petersburg in Russia May 26 - Portugal joins Grand Alliance July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, more commonly known as Horace Walpole, (September 24, 1717 – March 2, 1797), was a politician, writer and forerunner of the Gothic revival. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Carl Sylvius Völkner was born in Kassel, Hesse, Germany, probably in 1819. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sir John Benjamin Macneill (1792/3 - 2 March 1880) was an eminent Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Berthé Morisot in a portrait by Édouard Manet, 1872 Berthe Morisot (January 14, 1841 – March 2, 1895) was an impressionist painter. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... King Nikola I Petrovic Njegos Краљ Никола I Петровић Његош (October 7, 1841- March 2, 1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as a king from 1910 to 1918 and as a prince from 1860 to 1910. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was one of the most important, certainly one of the most controversial, English writers of the 20th century, who wrote novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Benjamin Robertson Ben Harney (6 March 1871 _ 2 March 1938) was a United States of America songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Howard Carter (May 9, 1874 – March 2, 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... James Davies Jim Lightbody (March 15, 1882 – March 2, 1953) was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals in the early 20th century. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: People stubs | 1874 births | 1960 deaths | Polish generals ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often known by his initials PKD, and sometimes by the pen name Richard Phillips, was an American science fiction writer and novelist who changed the genre profoundly. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Randolph Scott (left) with Cary Grant George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987), generally known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginzburg, (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sandra (Sandy) Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American theater and film actress. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was an English singer, regarded by many as one of the finest white soul singers of all time. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Diamond (May 10, 1953 - March 2, 2001) was a British broadcaster and journalist. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an American R&B singer and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson (November 21, 1931 - March 2, 2003) was an Australian composer. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carlotta Mercy Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 in Joliet, Illinois – March 2, 2004 in La Jolla, California of natural causes) was an American actress. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Marge Schott (August 18, 1928 - March 2, 2004) was the controversial primary owner, president and CEO of Major League Baseballs Cincinnati Reds for nearly fifteen years. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Richard Keith Mahler (August 5, 1953 - March 2, 2005) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1979–1988, 1991), Cincinnati Reds (1989–1990) and Montreal Expos (1991). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Holidays and observances

• Bahá'í Faith — Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness) - First day of the 19th month of the Bahá'í Calendar.
• Bahá'í Faith — Beginning of the Fast (sunrise to sunset fast for 19 days).
• Church of England — Saint Chad's Day.

Seat of the Universal House of Justice The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Chad of Mercia (died March 2, 672) was a monk and priest in 7th century England. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• IMDB (Internet Movie Database): On This Day
• Today in History: March 2

March 1 - March 3 - February 2 - April 2 -- listing of all days March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...