March 2

Events

 * - becomes King of the.
 * - of,  of.
 * -  becomes the first performed in.
 * - Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a machine in.
 * - standardizes US weights and measures
 * - The passes an act to "prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the ... from any foreign kingdom, place, or country."
 * - Signing of Kandyan treaty by invaders and n King.
 * - : of the  from.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - and  are organized as.
 * 1861  - :   signed the  reform into law, abolishing.
 * - The authorizes track width of 4'8-1/2" for  Railroad
 * - : The in.
 * - The passed the 1st
 * - : Just two days before inauguration, the declares  the winner of the election even though  had won the popular vote on,.
 * - The is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the  during war and peace.
 * - defeats  in the, marking the first victory of an  nation over a  power.
 * - In the state of, , is established.
 * - The passes the, limiting the autonomy of  as a condition for the withdrawal of  troops.
 * - In the  opens, becoming the first  exclusively for.
 * - The enactment of the grants s,  citizenship.
 * 1917  -  -  abdicates the throne in favor of his brother.
 * - The first meets in.
 * - Secretary of Agriculture approves first list of
 * -  premieres in.
 * - The signs a surprise  agreement with, leading to unionization of the   industry.
 * -  is elected  and takes the name.
 * - : First military units enter  after it joined the.
 * - World War II: -  and n forces sink ese convoy ships.
 * - is elected the  of.
 * -  lands his   in  after completing the first non-stop around-the-world  flight in 94 hours and one minute.
 * 1949  - The first automatic  was installed in New Milford, Conn..
 * - The are first broadcast on television by NBC.
 * -  of  abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King.
 * - declares its independence from.
 * - In, the army led by General seizes power in a.
 * 1962  -  sets the single-game scoring  in the  by.
 * - In, the first test flight of the Anglo-French  is conducted.
 * 1969  -  and  forces clash at a border outpost on the.
 * - declares itself a, breaking its last links with the  crown.
 * - The space probe is launched from,  with a mission to explore the outer s.
 * -  becomes the first non- or non- to go into, when he is launched aboard.
 * - acquires.
 * - Twelve nations agree to ban the production of all s (CFCs) by the end of the century.
 * - Battle at brings end to the.
 * - elected deputy President of the.
 * - joins the United Nations.
 * 1992  -  joins the UN.
 * - is incorporated.
 * 1996  - Establishment of, ,.
 * - Data sent from the indicates that 's moon  has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
 * - : begins, (ending on  after killing 500  and  fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
 * - The first International Symposium on  is held at.
 * - Voters in the U.S. state of vote on a  concerning its -derived.
 * 2004  - :  carries out the  in, killing 170 and wounding over 500.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English diplomat and library founder (d. )
 * -, English colonist and poet (d. )
 * -, Scottish judge and politician (d. )
 * -, French journalist and politician (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * -, American statesman and botanist (d. )
 * -, President of the Republic of Texas (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Dutch writer (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * -, German revolutionary and statesman (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, Danish brewer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, U.S. naval officer (d. )
 * -, Russian novelist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, member of the (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player and spy (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (d. )
 * -, German engineer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Dutch author and television personality (d. )
 * 1913  -, Spanish guitarist (d. )
 * 1913  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * -, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (d. )
 * 1917  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1917  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Irish horse racing commentator
 * -, American actress
 * 1919  -, Russian ballerina and actress (d. )
 * -, American writer and critic
 * 1923  -, American politician
 * -, American economist (d. )
 * -, French cyclist
 * - Father, Greek priest and professor (d. )
 * -, Spanish actress (d. )
 * -, American actor and singer
 * -, and recipient of the
 * 1931  -, American author
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, former President of Chile
 * 1938  -, American singer and songwriter  (d. )
 * -, Italian-born composer (d. )
 * -, 16th
 * -, American film producer
 * 1942  -, American author
 * 1942  -, French Canadian lyricist
 * 1942  -, American singer and guitarist
 * -, American author
 * 1943  -, Polish footballer (d. )
 * 1943  -, English drummer (d. ),
 * -, German actress
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1948  -, Irish guitarist (d. )
 * 1948  -, Australian politician
 * -, French singer
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * 1949  -, American singer
 * 1949  -, Welsh rugby union footballer
 * -, American singer and drummer (d. ),
 * -, American writer
 * 1952  -, American actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, Japanese cult leader
 * 1955  -, American musician
 * 1955  -, American politician
 * -, Australian bassist
 * 1956  -, American musician
 * -, Welsh golfer
 * 1958  -, American architect
 * -, Australian conductor
 * -, American musician
 * 1962  -, American football player
 * 1962  -, Japanese writer
 * 1962  -, American Poet
 * 1962  -, American musician
 * 1962  -, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
 * -, American bull rider
 * 1963  -, Bulgarian pistol shooter
 * -, American porn star (d. )
 * 1964  -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, English actor
 * -, English documentary comedian
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress and model
 * -, English footballer
 * 1973  -, Serbian basketball player
 * -, Italian athlete
 * 1974  -, Australian swimmer
 * -, American writer, director, musician, and journalist
 * -, English musician
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * 1977  -, English cricket player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * 1980  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * -, German footballer
 * 1982  -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * 1982  -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * 1985  -, American football player
 * 1985  -, Lead singer and frontman for British band
 * 1985  -, Lead singer and frontman for British band

Deaths

 * -, King of the Franks and (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * -, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil
 * -, Italian cardinal (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, French cardinal (b. )
 * -, English founder of Methodism (b. )
 * -, Swedish-born artist
 * -, English politician and writer (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German astronomer (b. )
 * -, German missionary to New Zealand (b. )
 * - Sir, Irish civil engineer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * 1895  -, Governor of Egypt (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1921  - King  (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American composer and pianist (b. )
 * -, British archaeologist (b. )
 * -, Canadian artist (b. )
 * -, Hungarian Nazi (b. )
 * -, American runner (b. )
 * -, American baseball figure (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b. )
 * -, Belgian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Spanish poet and writer (b.
 * -, US Chief of Mission to Sudan (b. ). See.
 * -, Spanish anarchist (b. )
 * -, Kenyan politician (b.)
 * - Irish hurler (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor and director (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American rapper (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * 1999  -, English singer (b. )
 * -, British journalist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2003  -, Australian composer (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2004  -, American baseball team owner (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2005  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American violist and conductor (b. )
 * 2006  -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Russian journalist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 2007  -, U.S. politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, French writer, dean of the Académie française (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * -  - First day of the 19th month of the.
 * Bahá'í Faith - Beginning of the Fast (sunrise to sunset fast for 19 days).
 * Day.

Liturgical feasts


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