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| March 2nd, 2008 (March 02 2008) | Event | 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. | |
| March 2nd, 2008 (March 02 2008) | Death | Jeff Healey, Canadian musician (born in 1966) | |
| March 2nd, 2007 (March 02 2007) | Death | Ivan Safronov, Russian journalist (born in 1956) | |
| March 2nd, 2007 (March 02 2007) | Death | Clem Labine, American baseball player (born in 1926) | |
| March 2nd, 2007 (March 02 2007) | Death | Thomas S. Kleppe, U.S. politician (born in 1919) | |
| March 2nd, 2007 (March 02 2007) | Death | Henri Troyat, French writer, dean of the Academie francaise (born in 1911) | |
| March 2nd, 2006 (March 02 2006) | Death | Milton Katims, American violist and conductor (born in 1909) | |
| March 2nd, 2006 (March 02 2006) | Death | Jack Wild, British actor (born in 1952) | |
| March 2nd, 2005 (March 02 2005) | Death | Rick Mahler, American baseball player (born in 1953) | |
| March 2nd, 2005 (March 02 2005) | Death | Martin Denny, American musician (born in 1911) | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Event | Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag. | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Event | War in Iraq: Al Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Death | Cormac McAnallen, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer (born in 1980) | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Death | Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (born in 1916) | |
| March 2nd, 2004 (March 02 2004) | Death | Marge Schott, American baseball team owner (born in 1928) | |
| March 2nd, 2003 (March 02 2003) | Event | The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University. | |
| March 2nd, 2003 (March 02 2003) | Death | Hank Ballard, American musician (born in 1927) | |
| March 2nd, 2003 (March 02 2003) | Death | Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (born in 1931) | |
| March 2nd, 2002 (March 02 2002) | Event | 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). | |
| March 2nd, 2001 (March 02 2001) | Death | John Diamond, British journalist (born in 1953) | |
| March 2nd, 1999 (March 02 1999) | Death | David Ackles, American singer and songwriter (born in 1937) | |
| March 2nd, 1999 (March 02 1999) | Death | Dusty Springfield, English singer (born in 1939) | |
| March 2nd, 1998 (March 02 1998) | Event | Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter s moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice. | |
| March 2nd, 1994 (March 02 1994) | Death | Anita Morris, American actress (born in 1943) | |
| March 2nd, 1992 (March 02 1992) | Event | Moldova joins the United Nations. | |
| March 2nd, 1992 (March 02 1992) | Death | Sandy Dennis, American actress (born in 1937) | |
| March 2nd, 1991 (March 02 1991) | Event | Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the 1991 Gulf War. | |
| March 2nd, 1991 (March 02 1991) | Death | Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (born in 1928) | |
| March 2nd, 1990 (March 02 1990) | Event | Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1989 (March 02 1989) | Event | Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. | |
| March 2nd, 1988 (March 02 1988) | Birth | Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress | |
| March 2nd, 1988 (March 02 1988) | Birth | Keith Jack, British singer and actor | |
| March 2nd, 1987 (March 02 1987) | Death | Randolph Scott, American actor and director (born in 1898) | |
| March 2nd, 1985 (March 02 1985) | Birth | Robert Iler, American actor | |
| March 2nd, 1985 (March 02 1985) | Birth | Reggie Bush, American football player | |
| March 2nd, 1985 (March 02 1985) | Birth | Luke Pritchard, British singer (The Kooks) | |
| March 2nd, 1984 (March 02 1984) | Birth | Elizabeth Jagger, English model and actress | |
| March 2nd, 1983 (March 02 1983) | Birth | Glen Perkins, American baseball player | |
| March 2nd, 1982 (March 02 1982) | Birth | Kevin Kuranyi, German footballer | |
| March 2nd, 1982 (March 02 1982) | Birth | Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player | |
| March 2nd, 1982 (March 02 1982) | Birth | Ben Roethlisberger, American football player | Ric Berger Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1982 (March 02 1982) | Birth | Corey Webster, American football player | |
| March 2nd, 1982 (March 02 1982) | Death | Philip K. Dick, American author (born in 1928) | |
| March 2nd, 1981 (March 02 1981) | Birth | Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1980 (March 02 1980) | Birth | Edson Nobre, Angolan footballer | |
| March 2nd, 1980 (March 02 1980) | Birth | Lance Cade, American professional wrestler | |
| March 2nd, 1979 (March 02 1979) | Birth | Damien Duff, Irish footballer | |
| March 2nd, 1979 (March 02 1979) | Birth | Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater | |
| March 2nd, 1979 (March 02 1979) | Birth | Amanda Ireton, Cast member of MTV s A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila | |
| March 2nd, 1979 (March 02 1979) | Death | Christy Ring Irish hurler (born in 1920) | |
| March 2nd, 1978 (March 02 1978) | Event | Czech Vladimir Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. | |
| March 2nd, 1978 (March 02 1978) | Birth | Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer | |
| March 2nd, 1977 (March 02 1977) | Birth | Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay) | |
| March 2nd, 1977 (March 02 1977) | Birth | Heather McComb, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1977 (March 02 1977) | Birth | Andrew Strauss, English cricket player | |
| March 2nd, 1977 (March 02 1977) | Birth | Jay Gibbons, American baseball player | |
| March 2nd, 1976 (March 02 1976) | Birth | Glenn Rubenstein, American writer and journalist | Ben Stein Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1975 (March 02 1975) | Death | Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan politician (b.1929) | An Wang Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1974 (March 02 1974) | Birth | Monika Niederstatter, Italian athlete | |
| March 2nd, 1974 (March 02 1974) | Birth | Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer | |
| March 2nd, 1974 (March 02 1974) | Death | Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (born in 1948) | |
| March 2nd, 1973 (March 02 1973) | Birth | Trevor Sinclair, English footballer | |
| March 2nd, 1973 (March 02 1973) | Birth | Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player | |
| March 2nd, 1973 (March 02 1973) | Death | Cleo A. Noel, Jr., US Chief of Mission to Sudan (born in 1918). See 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations. | |
| March 2nd, 1972 (March 02 1972) | Event | The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. | |
| March 2nd, 1972 (March 02 1972) | Birth | Richard Ruccolo, American actor | |
| March 2nd, 1972 (March 02 1972) | Birth | Amber Smith, American actress and model | |
| March 2nd, 1971 (March 02 1971) | Birth | Dave Gorman, English documentary comedian | |
| March 2nd, 1971 (March 02 1971) | Birth | Elizabeth Lackey, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1970 (March 02 1970) | Event | Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. | |
| March 2nd, 1970 (March 02 1970) | Death | Marc-Aurele Fortin, Quebec painter (born in 1888) | |
| March 2nd, 1969 (March 02 1969) | Event | In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. | |
| March 2nd, 1969 (March 02 1969) | Event | Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. | |
| March 2nd, 1968 (March 02 1968) | Birth | Daniel Craig, English actor | |
| March 2nd, 1967 (March 02 1967) | Death | Jose Martinez Ruiz, Spanish poet and writer (born in 1873) | Jose Marti Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1965 (March 02 1965) | Birth | Ron Gant, American baseball player | |
| March 2nd, 1965 (March 02 1965) | Birth | Lembit Opik, British politician | |
| March 2nd, 1964 (March 02 1964) | Birth | Megan Leigh, American porn star (died in 1990) | |
| March 2nd, 1964 (March 02 1964) | Birth | Mike Von Erich, American professional wrestler (died in 1987) | |
| March 2nd, 1963 (March 02 1963) | Birth | Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider | |
| March 2nd, 1963 (March 02 1963) | Birth | Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Event | In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup. | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Event | Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by tallying 100 points. | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi) | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Al Del Greco, American football player | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Michael Salinger, American poet | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Scott Sterling, American musician (Scott La Rock) | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Birth | Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach | |
| March 2nd, 1962 (March 02 1962) | Death | Charles Jean de la Vallee-Poussin, Belgian mathematician (born in 1866) | |
| March 2nd, 1961 (March 02 1961) | Birth | Simone Young, Australian conductor | |
| March 2nd, 1960 (March 02 1960) | Birth | Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player | |
| March 2nd, 1960 (March 02 1960) | Death | Stanislaw Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (born in 1874) | |
| March 2nd, 1959 (March 02 1959) | Death | Eric Blore, English actor (born in 1887) | |
| March 2nd, 1958 (March 02 1958) | Birth | Ian Woosnam, Welsh golfer | |
| March 2nd, 1958 (March 02 1958) | Birth | Peter Arnold, American architect | |
| March 2nd, 1958 (March 02 1958) | Birth | Kevin Curren, South African-born tennis player | |
| March 2nd, 1958 (March 02 1958) | Death | Fred Merkle, American baseball figure (born in 1888) | |
| March 2nd, 1956 (March 02 1956) | Event | Morocco declares its independence from France. | |
| March 2nd, 1956 (March 02 1956) | Birth | Mark Evans, Australian bassist (AC/DC) | Evans Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1956 (March 02 1956) | Birth | John Cowsill, American musician (The Cowsills) | |
| March 2nd, 1955 (March 02 1955) | Event | King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. | |
| March 2nd, 1955 (March 02 1955) | Birth | Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader | |
| March 2nd, 1955 (March 02 1955) | Birth | Jay Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds) | |
| March 2nd, 1955 (March 02 1955) | Birth | Ken Salazar, American politician | |
| March 2nd, 1953 (March 02 1953) | Event | The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC. | |
| March 2nd, 1953 (March 02 1953) | Birth | Russ Feingold, American politician | Russ Feingold Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1953 (March 02 1953) | Death | Jim Lightbody, American runner (born in 1882) | |
| March 2nd, 1952 (March 02 1952) | Birth | Mark Evanier, American writer | |
| March 2nd, 1952 (March 02 1952) | Birth | Laraine Newman, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1950 (March 02 1950) | Birth | Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (died in 1983) | |
| March 2nd, 1950 (March 02 1950) | Birth | Jeffrey Chodorow, American restaurateur and financier | |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Event | 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. | Gallagher Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Event | The first automatic street light was installed in New Milford, Conn.. | |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Birth | Alain Chamfort, French singer | |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Birth | Gates McFadden, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1949 (March 02 1949) | Birth | J. P. R. Williams, Welsh Rugby Union player | |
| March 2nd, 1948 (March 02 1948) | Birth | Larry Carlton, American guitarist | |
| March 2nd, 1948 (March 02 1948) | Birth | Rory Gallagher, Irish guitarist (died in 1995) | Gallagher Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1948 (March 02 1948) | Birth | Jeff Kennett, Australian politician | |
| March 2nd, 1947 (March 02 1947) | Birth | Harry Redknapp, English football manager | |
| March 2nd, 1946 (March 02 1946) | Event | Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. | |
| March 2nd, 1946 (March 02 1946) | Death | Fidel Palffy, Hungarian National socialist (born in 1895) | |
| March 2nd, 1945 (March 02 1945) | Death | Emily Carr, Canadian artist (born in 1871) | |
| March 2nd, 1944 (March 02 1944) | Birth | Uschi Glas, German actress | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Event | World War II: Battle of the Bismarck SeaUnited States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships. | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Event | 173 people die in the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, London, the worst civilian disaster of World War 2. | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Birth | Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (died in 2005) | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Birth | Claude Larose, French Canadian ice hockey player | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Birth | Tony Meehan, English drummer (The Shadows) (died in 2005) | |
| March 2nd, 1943 (March 02 1943) | Birth | Peter Straub, American author | |
| March 2nd, 1942 (March 02 1942) | Birth | Peter Guber, American film producer | Peter Guber Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1942 (March 02 1942) | Birth | John Irving, American author | |
| March 2nd, 1942 (March 02 1942) | Birth | Luc Plamondon, French Canadian lyricist | |
| March 2nd, 1942 (March 02 1942) | Birth | Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist | |
| March 2nd, 1942 (March 02 1942) | Birth | Kwang Jo Choi, the founder of Choi Kwang- do and is one of the twelve original Masters of Taekwon-Do. | An Wang Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1941 (March 02 1941) | Event | World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact. | |
| March 2nd, 1941 (March 02 1941) | Birth | David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General | |
| March 2nd, 1940 (March 02 1940) | Birth | Tony Croatto, Italian-born composer (died in 2005) | |
| March 2nd, 1939 (March 02 1939) | Event | Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. | |
| March 2nd, 1939 (March 02 1939) | Death | Howard Carter, British archaeologist (born in 1874) | Howard Carter Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1938 (March 02 1938) | Birth | Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile | |
| March 2nd, 1938 (March 02 1938) | Birth | Lawrence Payton, American singer and songwriter (The Four Tops) (died in 1997) | |
| March 2nd, 1938 (March 02 1938) | Death | Ben Harney, American composer and pianist (born in 1871) | |
| March 2nd, 1937 (March 02 1937) | Event | The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a surprise collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. | |
| March 2nd, 1937 (March 02 1937) | Birth | Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria | |
| March 2nd, 1935 (March 02 1935) | Birth | Al Waxman, Canadian actor (died in 2001) | |
| March 2nd, 1931 (March 02 1931) | Birth | Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize | |
| March 2nd, 1931 (March 02 1931) | Birth | Tom Wolfe, American author | |
| March 2nd, 1930 (March 02 1930) | Birth | Emma Penella, Spanish actress (died in 2007) | |
| March 2nd, 1930 (March 02 1930) | Birth | John Cullum, American actor and singer | |
| March 2nd, 1930 (March 02 1930) | Death | D. H. Lawrence, English writer (born in 1885) | |
| March 2nd, 1928 (March 02 1928) | Birth | Father John Romanides, Greek priest and professor (died in 2001) | |
| March 2nd, 1927 (March 02 1927) | Birth | Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist | |
| March 2nd, 1926 (March 02 1926) | Birth | Murray Rothbard, American economist (died in 1995) | Murray Rothbard Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1923 (March 02 1923) | Birth | Orrin Keepnews, American writer and critic | |
| March 2nd, 1923 (March 02 1923) | Birth | Robert H. Michel, American politician | |
| March 2nd, 1921 (March 02 1921) | Death | Champ Clark, American politician (born in 1850) | |
| March 2nd, 1921 (March 02 1921) | Death | King Nicholas I of Montenegro (born in 1841) | |
| March 2nd, 1919 (March 02 1919) | Event | The first Communist International meets in Moscow. | |
| March 2nd, 1919 (March 02 1919) | Birth | Jennifer Jones, American actress | |
| March 2nd, 1919 (March 02 1919) | Birth | Tamara Toumanova, Russian ballerina and actress (died in 1996) | |
| March 2nd, 1919 (March 02 1919) | Death | Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (born in 1812) | |
| March 2nd, 1918 (March 02 1918) | Birth | Peter O Sullevan, Irish horse racing commentator | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Event | The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Event | (Old Style)Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael II of Russia. | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Birth | Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born American actor and bandleader (died in 1986) | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Birth | Jim Konstanty, American baseball player (died in 1976) | |
| March 2nd, 1917 (March 02 1917) | Birth | David Goodis, American writer (died in 1967) | |
| March 2nd, 1914 (March 02 1914) | Birth | Martin Ritt, American director (died in 1990) | |
| March 2nd, 1913 (March 02 1913) | Birth | Godfried Bomans, Dutch author and television personality (died in 1971) | |
| March 2nd, 1913 (March 02 1913) | Birth | Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (died in 1996) | |
| March 2nd, 1913 (March 02 1913) | Birth | Mort Cooper, American baseball player (died in 1958) | |
| March 2nd, 1912 (March 02 1912) | Birth | Henry Katzman, American composer and pianist (died in 2001) | |
| March 2nd, 1909 (March 02 1909) | Birth | Mel Ott, American baseball player (died in 1958) | |
| March 2nd, 1908 (March 02 1908) | Birth | Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov, Yakut-born Soviet sniper (died in 1968) | |
| March 2nd, 1908 (March 02 1908) | Birth | Walter Bruch, German engineer (died in 1990) | |
| March 2nd, 1904 (March 02 1904) | Birth | Dr. Seuss, American author (died in 1991) | Dr. Seuss Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1903 (March 02 1903) | Event | In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. | Martha Washington Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1902 (March 02 1902) | Birth | Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (died in 1972) | |
| March 2nd, 1901 (March 02 1901) | Event | The United States Congress passes the Platt amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops. | |
| March 2nd, 1900 (March 02 1900) | Birth | Kurt Weill, German composer (died in 1950) | |
| March 2nd, 1899 (March 02 1899) | Event | In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established. | |
| March 2nd, 1896 (March 02 1896) | Event | Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power. | |
| March 2nd, 1895 (March 02 1895) | Death | Berthe Morisot, French painter (born in 1841) | |
| March 2nd, 1895 (March 02 1895) | Death | Isma il Pasha, Governor of Egypt (born in 1830) | |
| March 2nd, 1888 (March 02 1888) | Event | The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. | |
| March 2nd, 1886 (March 02 1886) | Birth | Willis O Brien, American animator (died in 1962) | |
| March 2nd, 1880 (March 02 1880) | Death | Sir John MacNeill, Irish civil engineer (born in 1790) | |
| March 2nd, 1878 (March 02 1878) | Birth | William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (died in 1944) | |
| March 2nd, 1877 (March 02 1877) | Event | 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. | Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1876 (March 02 1876) | Birth | Pope Pius XII (died in 1958) | |
| March 2nd, 1867 (March 02 1867) | Event | The United States Congress passed the 1st Reconstruction Act | |
| March 2nd, 1865 (March 02 1865) | Event | Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand. | |
| March 2nd, 1865 (March 02 1865) | Death | Carl Sylvius Volkner, German missionary to New Zealand (born in 1819) | |
| March 2nd, 1863 (March 02 1863) | Event | The United States Congress authorizes track width of 4 ft 8? in (1,435 mm) for Union Pacific Railroad | |
| March 2nd, 1862 (March 02 1862) | Birth | Boris Borisovich Galitzine, Russian physicist (died in 1916) | |
| March 2nd, 1861 (March 02 1861) | Event | Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States. | |
| March 2nd, 1861 (March 02 1861) | Event | Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing Russian serfdom. | |
| March 2nd, 1860 (March 02 1860) | Birth | Susanna M. Salter, American politician (died in 1961) | |
| March 2nd, 1859 (March 02 1859) | Birth | Sholom Aleichem, Russian novelist (died in 1916) | |
| March 2nd, 1855 (March 02 1855) | Event | Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. | |
| March 2nd, 1855 (March 02 1855) | Death | Nicholas I of Russia, Emperor of Russia (born in 1796) | |
| March 2nd, 1849 (March 02 1849) | Birth | Robert Means Thompson, U.S. Naval Officer (died in 1930) | |
| March 2nd, 1843 (March 02 1843) | Birth | Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (died in 1911) | |
| March 2nd, 1842 (March 02 1842) | Event | The Grand National steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool England is won by Gaylad, ridden by Tom Olliver. | |
| March 2nd, 1842 (March 02 1842) | Birth | Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer (died in 1914) | |
| March 2nd, 1840 (March 02 1840) | Death | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers, German astronomer (born in 1758) | |
| March 2nd, 1836 (March 02 1836) | Event | Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. | |
| March 2nd, 1836 (March 02 1836) | Birth | Henry Billings Brown, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (died in 1913) | |
| March 2nd, 1835 (March 02 1835) | Death | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (born in 1768) | |
| March 2nd, 1830 (March 02 1830) | Death | Samuel Thomas von Sommering, German physician (born in 1755) | |
| March 2nd, 1829 (March 02 1829) | Birth | Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (died in 1906) | |
| March 2nd, 1824 (March 02 1824) | Birth | Bedrich Smetana, Czech composer (died in 1884) | |
| March 2nd, 1820 (March 02 1820) | Birth | Multatuli, Dutch writer (died in 1887) | |
| March 2nd, 1816 (March 02 1816) | Birth | Alexander H. Bullock, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1882) | |
| March 2nd, 1815 (March 02 1815) | Event | Signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King. | |
| March 2nd, 1810 (March 02 1810) | Birth | Pope Leo XIII (died in 1903) | |
| March 2nd, 1808 (March 02 1808) | Event | The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, was held in Edinburgh. | |
| March 2nd, 1807 (March 02 1807) | Event | 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." | |
| March 2nd, 1800 (March 02 1800) | Birth | Evgeny Baratynsky, Russian poet (died in 1844) | |
| March 2nd, 1797 (March 02 1797) | Death | Horace Walpole, English politician and writer (born in 1717) | Horace Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1793 (March 02 1793) | Birth | Sam Houston, President of the Republic of Texas (died in 1863) | |
| March 2nd, 1793 (March 02 1793) | Death | Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist | |
| March 2nd, 1791 (March 02 1791) | Event | Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris. | |
| March 2nd, 1791 (March 02 1791) | Death | John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (born in 1703) | John Wesley Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1779 (March 02 1779) | Birth | Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (died in 1851) | |
| March 2nd, 1770 (March 02 1770) | Birth | Louis Gabriel Suchet, French Marshal (died in 1826) | |
| March 2nd, 1760 (March 02 1760) | Birth | Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (died in 1794) | |
| March 2nd, 1758 (March 02 1758) | Death | Pierre Guerin de Tencin, French cardinal (born in 1679) | |
| March 2nd, 1755 (March 02 1755) | Death | Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (born in 1675) | |
| March 2nd, 1729 (March 02 1729) | Death | Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (born in 1662) | Philo Quotes |
| March 2nd, 1717 (March 02 1717) | Event | The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England. | |
| March 2nd, 1705 (March 02 1705) | Birth | William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (died in 1793) | |
| March 2nd, 1589 (March 02 1589) | Death | Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (born in 1520) | |
| March 2nd, 1578 (March 02 1578) | Birth | George Sandys, English colonist and poet (died in 1644) | |
| March 2nd, 1572 (March 02 1572) | Death | Mem de Sa, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil | |
| March 2nd, 1545 (March 02 1545) | Birth | Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (died in 1613) | |
| March 2nd, 1459 (March 02 1459) | Birth | Pope Adrian VI (died in 1523) | |
| March 2nd, 1409 (March 02 1409) | Birth | John II of Alencon, Duke of Alencon and Count of Perche (died in 1476) | |
| March 2nd, 1316 (March 02 1316) | Birth | Robert II of Scotland, (died in 1390) | |
| March 2nd, 1316 (March 02 1316) | Death | Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (born in 1296) | |
| March 2nd, 1127 (March 02 1127) | Event | Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders. | |
| March 2nd, 0986 (March 02 0986) | Event | Louis V becomes King of the Franks. | |
| March 2nd, 0855 (March 02 0855) | Death | Lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (born in 795) | |
