What are the important events that happened on March 2? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
March 2: Facts & Myths About This Day
March 2 is the 62nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 304 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 18, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,709,337,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontadigon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 333 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,089 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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March 2 Historical Events
- 1825 –Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
- 1836 –Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
- 1888 –The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
- 1903 –In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
- 1937 –The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry.
- 1941 –World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact.
- 1946 –Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
- 1949 –The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut.
- 1970 –Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown.
- 2002 –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).
Who were born on March 2?
- 1810 –Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903)
- 1908 –Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
- 1938 –Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile
- 1939 –BarBara Luna, American actress
- 1955 –Ken Salazar, American politician, United States Senator from Colorado, 50th United States Secretary of the Interior
- 1955 –Shoko Asahara, Japanese cult leader
- 1978 –Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
- 1979 –Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
- 1981 –Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
- 1983 –Glen Perkins, American baseball player
Who died on March 2?
- 1572 –Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil
- 1835 –Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1921 –Nicholas I of Montenegro (b. 1841)
- 1945 –Emily Carr, Canadian artist (b. 1871)
- 1946 –Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian National socialist (b. 1895)
- 1950 –Rosli Dhobi, famous Malay Sarawakian (b. 1932)
- 1960 –Stanisław Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (b. 1874)
- 1991 –Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (b. 1928)
- 2005 –Martin Denny, American musician (b. 1911)
- 2007 –Thomas S. Kleppe, U.S. politician (b. 1919)
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