March 1

Events

 * -, at the head of a army, enters in , removing the   who was supported by troops of.
 * -  raises  to the rank of.
 * - Roman Emperors and Maximian appoint  and  as, thus beginning the.
 * - and, sons of  , and , son of Emperor , are made
 * -, patron saint of Wales, dies.
 * - The is established in the village of Kunvald, on the Bohemian-Moravian borderland. It is to date the second oldest Protestant denomination.
 * - Over 1,000 s are massacred by in,  marking the start of the.
 * - The city of is founded.
 * - The is summoned to confirm the exact forms of the.
 * - Writs are issued in by  that every county in  (not just seaport towns) pay  by this date.
 * - reclaims his role as commander of  on behalf of.
 * -, (now known as ) becomes the first incorporated city in.
 * - The begin in.
 * - introduces its own, in an attempt to gradually merge into the , reverts to the  on this date in , and introduces the  on this date in.
 * - The adopts the.
 * - The first is authorized.
 * - is admitted as the 17th.
 * - Justice is acquitted at the end of his  trial by the.
 * - Leaders of the are killed by ian ruler.
 * - returns to  from his banishment on.
 * - A of delegates from 57  communities convenes in, to deliberate independence from.
 * - becomes prime minister of.
 * -  signs a bill authorizing the  to annex the.
 * - The state of formally abolishes.
 * - appointed.
 * - psychologist  disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near.
 * - becomes the 37th ; Lancaster,  is renamed  and becomes the state capital.
 * -  fraternity is founded at the.
 * - is established as the world's first.
 * - in  start production of the first practical.
 * 1873  -  discovers the  in.
 * -, is founded by.
 * - : an n army defeats an outnumbered force, ending the.
 * 1896  -  discovers.
 * - makes the first  jump from a moving.
 * - The joins the.
 * - government releases the  of the  to the public.
 * - begins in.
 * - The son of, , is kidnapped.
 * - is completed.
 * 1936  -, leading to the demise of the  and the creation of the.
 * - : signs the, allying itself with the.
 * 1941  -  (now known as ) begins operations in  becoming the first  station in the.
 * - HMAS Perth, and USS Houston sunk by the Japanese in the Suda Strait, Indonesia
 * - World War II: begins.
 * - The is nationalised.
 * - The begins financial operations.
 * - seizes  from the.
 * 1949  -  debuts on television
 * - : is convicted of spying for the  by giving them top secret  data.
 * - collapses, having suffered a stroke. He dies four days later.
 * - : The, a 15- , is detonated on in the , resulting in the worst  ever caused by the.
 * 1954  -  nationalists attack the  building, injuring five . (See .)
 * - at the  hosts its first college  game.
 * - The finalizes a draft of the  for the.
 * -, is appointed of the  and thus becomes the first  member of the.
 * -  establishes the.
 * 1961  -  becomes self-governing and holds its first elections.
 * - crashes on take off in.
 * -   crashes on  becoming the first  to land on another 's surface.
 * 1966  - The  takes power in.
 * 1966  -   confirms the decision to  to  coinage.
 * - During a performance at 's, of  is arrested for exposing himself during the show.
 * - A bomb explodes in a men's room in the : the claims responsibility.
 * 1971  - i   indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in.
 * - The province of  is created after being split off from the.
 * - terrorists storm the  embassy in,  resulting in the.
 * - : Seven are indicted for their role in the break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
 * - transmissions begin in.
 * - bludgeons his mother, spouse and three children to death and is still at large.
 * - 's coffin is stolen from a cemetery.
 * - probe confirms that  (moon of ) exists.
 * - introduces its first timepieces.
 * - The becomes a member of the.
 * - is raided by the, prompting the later formation of the.
 * - declares its independence from.
 * -   resigns from  and is replaced by ex-.
 * - The is rewritten.
 * 2000  -  assumes the position of Executive  of.
 * - : begins in eastern.
 * 2002  - The   successfully reaches an orbit 800 kilometers (500 miles) above the  on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest  to date at 8500 kilograms (9.5 tons).
 * 2002  - The  is discontinued as official  of  and is replaced with the  (€).
 * - Management of the and the  move to the.
 * - is convicted of state murder charges and being an accomplice to.
 * 2004  -  adopted by the national registrars of,  and.
 * 2004  -  becomes  of.
 * - was officially re-legalized in.
 * - is inaugurated as  for the second and last time.
 * 2006  - Queen  officially opens the new debating chamber for the  in, a milestone in.
 * 2006  - The first confirmed case of  bird flu virus in, a dead swan on , near the city of.
 * 2006  -   reaches its one millionth article,.
 * - es the, killing at least 20; eight of the deaths were at  in ,.
 * - are ed from  in, , provoking the.
 * 2007 – 171 soldiers inadvertently invade.

Births

 * -, queen of Portugal (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian nun (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, Swiss theologian (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, 2nd . (d. )
 * -, French revolutionary (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, fourth president of (d. )
 * -, Polish-French composer and pianist (d. )
 * -, English-born architect (d. )
 * -, Italian sculptor (d. )
 * -, German Catholic bishop (d. )
 * -, American writer, historian, and politician (d. )
 * -, Greek painter (d. )
 * -, Irish-born American sculptor (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, German sociologist and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Japanese politician (d. )
 * -, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. )
 * -, Belgian president (d. )
 * - British writer (d. )
 * -, Austrian painter and poet (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Japanese philosopher (d. )
 * -, Japanese writer (d. )
 * -, American socialite (d. )
 * -, Greek conductor and composer (d. )
 * 1896  -, German writer and producer (d. )
 * -, Nazi official (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1904  -, American bandleader (d. )
 * -, English chemist, (d. )
 * 1910  -, English actor (d. )
 * -, archbishop of Toronto (d. )
 * -, American sportscaster (d. )
 * 1914  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1918  -,  (d. )
 * 1918  -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * 1920  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American Catholic archbishop (d. )
 * 1921  -, American poet
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * 1922  -, , recipient of the  (d. )
 * -, Hungarian writer and editor (d. )
 * -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, French-born actor
 * 1926  -, American commissioner of the  (d. )
 * 1926  -, Italian-born American actor (d. )
 * -, American musician and activist
 * 1927  -, American legal scholar
 * -, South African mathematician
 * 1928  -, French film director
 * -, Bulgarian dissident (d. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, French-Canadian politician
 * 1936  -, French author (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Cuban composer and guitarist
 * -, American illustrator
 * -, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * -, American venture capitalist
 * 1943  -, Japanese gymnast
 * 1943  -, American physicist
 * 1943  -, Russian physicist
 * 1943  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, U.S. Senator from Louisiana
 * 1944  -, English singer
 * 1944  -, English musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1946  -, French-Canadian singer (d. )
 * 1946  -, American football player
 * -, Canadian actor and songwriter
 * -, Jamaican singer and musician
 * -, American writer
 * 1952  -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1952  -, Northern Irish footballer and manager
 * -, Irish politician and economist
 * -, American actress
 * 1954  -, American actor and director
 * -, American actor
 * -, Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
 * 1958  -, Japanese conductor
 * -, English musician
 * -, American drummer
 * 1963  -, German singer
 * 1963  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1963  -, American musician and record producer
 * -, French football manager
 * 1964  -, American musician
 * -, Canadian jockey
 * 1965  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1965  -, American singer/songwriter
 * -, Canadian speed-skater
 * -, Russian athlete
 * 1967  -, American actor
 * 1967  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Spanish actor
 * 1969  -, American baseball player
 * 1969  -, Welsh drummer
 * -, American cyclist
 * -, Canadian guitarist
 * 1973  -, Dutch DJ
 * 1973  -, American basketball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, Dutch athlete
 * 1977  -, Spanish actress and supermodel
 * -, American actor
 * 1978  -, Guamanian television star
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, Pakistani cricketer
 * 1980  -, Pakistani cricketer
 * 1980  -, Malian footballer
 * -, Brazilian supermodel
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * 1981  -, American ice hockey player
 * 1981  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1983  -, Mexican singer-songwriter
 * 1983  -, English footballer
 * 1983  -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, American model
 * 1984  -, Canadian-born Swedish hockey player
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American Footballer
 * -, American R&B singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * 1989  -, Mexican footballer
 * -, Australian footballer

Deaths

 * -, Patron Saint of (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - Count (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Portuguese soldier and explorer
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, Scottish religious reformer (martyred) (b )
 * -, English poet and composer (b. )
 * -, English poet and orator (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English jurist (b. )
 * -, Italian physician (b. )
 * -, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. )
 * -, English biographer (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and writer (b. )
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, Swiss politician (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, English officer in India, author (b. )
 * -, Spanish novelist (b. )
 * -, Dutch chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, English actor and comic writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator (b. )
 * 1920  -, Russian Zionist (b. )
 * -, Spanish footballer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American jazz clarinettist (b. )
 * -, Belarusian poet (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, Italian writer, war hero, and politician (b. )
 * -, Estonian author (b. )
 * -, Swiss physician (b. )
 * -, Mexican novelist (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1963  -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American singer and entertainer (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, Kurdish politician (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * 1980  -, high-fashion model and owner of model agency (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (b. )


 * -, Russian television journalist (b. )
 * 1995  -, German biologist, recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * 2006  -, American politician and author (b. )
 * 2006  -, American musician (b. )
 * 2006  -, New Zealand doctor
 * -, Portuguese goalkeeper (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Last Day (4 or 5) of (Intercalary Days) - days in the  devoted to service and gift giving.
 * - Independence Day
 * - - This day in   was allowed again
 * - Day (; 삼일절)
 * - in honor of
 * - in honor of
 * - The sacred fire of was renewed (See )
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - The sacred fire of was renewed (See )
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.
 * - This Day commemorates the entry into force in of the   as an inter-governmental organisation.

Liturgical feasts

 * ( of ).
 * , largely legendary saint.
 * - informal feast
 * , largely legendary saint.
 * - informal feast
 * - informal feast
 * - informal feast