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2 March

Notable Births

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

b. 2016

Swedish prince (born 2016)

Windy Zhan

Windy Zhan

b. 2006

Hong Kong pop singer and actress (born 2006)

Bárbara Domingos

Bárbara Domingos

b. 2000

Brazilian rhythmic gymnast

Illan Meslier

Illan Meslier

b. 2000

French footballer (born 2000)

Isiah Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

b. 1999

Puerto Rican American football player (born 1999)

Iñaki Peña

Iñaki Peña

b. 1999

Spanish footballer (born 1999)

Tua Tagovailoa

Tua Tagovailoa

b. 1998

American football player (born 1998)

Becky G

Becky G

b. 1997

American singer and actress (born 1997)

Arike Ogunbowale

Arike Ogunbowale

b. 1997

American basketball player (born 1997)

Jin Longguo

Jin Longguo

b. 1996

Chinese singer (born 1996)

Miguel Andújar

Miguel Andújar

b. 1995

Dominican baseball player (born 1995)

Max Domi

Max Domi

b. 1995

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)

Ange-Freddy Plumain

Ange-Freddy Plumain

b. 1995

Guadeloupean footballer (born 1995)

Nicolás Brussino

Nicolás Brussino

b. 1993

Argentine basketball player (born 1993)

Adolis García

Adolis García

b. 1993

Cuban baseball player (born 1993)

Charlie Coyle

Charlie Coyle

b. 1992

American ice hockey player (born 1992)

Nick Franklin (baseball)

Nick Franklin (baseball)

b. 1991

American baseball player (born 1991)

Rauno Alliku

Rauno Alliku

b. 1990

Estonian footballer

Malcolm Butler

Malcolm Butler

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe

b. 1930

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

Notable Deaths

Janice Burgess

Janice Burgess

d. 2024

American television producer (1952–2024)

Jaclyn Jose

Jaclyn Jose

d. 2024

Filipino actress (1962–2025)

Billy Herrington

Billy Herrington

d. 2018

American pornographic actor and Japanese internet icon (1969–2018)

Lin Hu (general)

Lin Hu (general)

d. 2018

Chinese fighter pilot (1927–2018)

Benoît Lacroix

Benoît Lacroix

d. 2016

Quebec theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor and historian

Aubrey McClendon

Aubrey McClendon

d. 2016

American businessman (1959–2016)

Dean Hess

Dean Hess

d. 2015

American minister and Air Force officer

Dave Mackay

Dave Mackay

d. 2015

Scottish football player and manager (1934–2015)

Ryhor Baradulin

Ryhor Baradulin

d. 2014

Belarusian poet

Peter Harvey

Peter Harvey

d. 2013

Australian journalist and broadcaster (1944–2013)

Giorgos Kolokithas

Giorgos Kolokithas

d. 2013

Greek basketball player (1945–2013)

Shabnam Shakeel

Shabnam Shakeel

d. 2013

Award winning Pakistan Writer

Van T. Barfoot

Van T. Barfoot

d. 2012

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2012)

Norman St John-Stevas

Norman St John-Stevas

d. 2012

English politician (1929–2012)

James Q. Wilson

James Q. Wilson

d. 2012

American political scientist and public policy expert

Winston Churchill (1940–2010)

Winston Churchill (1940–2010)

d. 2010

Grandson of Winston Churchill

João Bernardo Vieira

João Bernardo Vieira

d. 2009

2nd President of Guinea-Bissau (1980–1999, 2005–2009)

Jeff Healey

Jeff Healey

d. 2008

Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter (1966–2008)

Thomas S. Kleppe

Thomas S. Kleppe

d. 2007

American politician (1919–2007)

Sandra Schmirler

Sandra Schmirler

d. 2000

Canadian curler (1963–2000)

On This Day in History

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Hezbollah

2026

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launches several projectiles into northern Israel as a response to the assassination of Ali Khamenei, formally initiating the 2026 Lebanon War.

Hezbollah

Battle of Kherson

2022

Russian forces capture the city of Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which subsequently began the start of the Russian occupation and military-civilian administration in Kherson. Kherson is the only regional capital in Ukraine that Russia captured.

Battle of Kherson

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2017

The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia.

Moscovium

Oscar selfie

2014

The Oscar Selfie, regarded as one of the most influential and important images of all time, is taken at the 86th Academy Awards.

Oscar selfie

Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012

2012

A tornado outbreak occurs over a large section of the Southern United States and into the Ohio Valley region, resulting in 40 tornado-related fatalities.

Tornado outbreak of March 2–3, 2012

Monterrey

2006

In Monterrey, Mexico, a man identified as Diego Santoy Riveroll commits a double murder against two children, followed by an attempted murder of his ex-partner, Erika. The incident is popularly known as the Cumbres case.

Monterrey

Iraq War

2004

War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.

Iraq War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

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).

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Galileo (spacecraft)

1998

Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.

Galileo (spacecraft)

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

1995

Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Space Shuttle Endeavour

1995

Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory.

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Transnistrian War

1992

Start of the war in Transnistria.

Transnistrian War

Armenia

1992

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations.

Armenia

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1991

Establishment of Kuwait Democratic Forum, center-left political organization in Kuwait.

Kuwait Democratic Forum

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1991

Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War.

Rumaila oil field

Nelson Mandela

1990

Nelson Mandela is elected deputy president of the African National Congress.

Nelson Mandela

European Economic Community

1989

Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century.

European Economic Community

Aeroflot Flight F-77

1986

Aeroflot Flight F-77 crashes near Bugulma Airport, killing all 38 people aboard.

Aeroflot Flight F-77

Compact disc

1983

Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan.

Compact disc

Czechoslovakia

1978

Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Soviet or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28.

Czechoslovakia