March 2
March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining.
Events:
- 1836 - Declaration of independence of Texas from Mexico.
- 1963 - Release of Please Please Me in the United Kingdom, first LP from The Beatles
- 1972 - Launch of Pioneer 10 spacecraft.
Births:
- 1316 - Robert II of Scotland ( + 1390)
- 1793 - Sam Houston, fought for Texas' independence from Mexico
- 1810 - Pope Leo XIII, 256th pope of the Roman Catholic Church
- 1824 - Bedrich Smetana, composer (+ 1884)
- 1849 - Robert Means Thompson
- 1859 - Sholom Aleichem, novelist (+ 1916)
- 1876 - Pope Pius XII, (+ 1958)
- 1900 - Kurt Weil, composer (+ 1950)
- 1904 - Dr. Seuss, author of children's books
- 1908 - Walter Bruch, engineer (+ 1990)
- 1917 - Desi Arnaz, actor
- 1919 - Jennifer Jones, actress
- 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Soviet Union
- 1931 - Tom Wolfe, author
- 1942 - John Irving, author
- 1942 - Lou Reed, singer and guitarist
- 1948 - R.T.Crowley, writer and pioneer of EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
- 1949 - Eddie Money, singer
- 1950 - Karen Carpenter, singer and drummer
- 1952 - Laraine Newman, comedian
- 1956 - Mark Evans, bassist of AC/DC
- 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, singer, songwriter, and actor
Deaths:
- 1895 - Berthe Morisot, Impressionist Painter
- 1982 - Philip K. Dick, science fiction author
- 1991 - Serge Gainsbourg, singer
Holidays and observances:
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
March 1 - March 3 - February 2 - April 2 - more historical anniversaries