2 March

Notable Births

Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne

b. 2016

Swedish prince (born 2016)

Windy Zhan

b. 2006

Hong Kong pop singer and actress (born 2006)

Bárbara Domingos

b. 2000

Brazilian rhythmic gymnast

Illan Meslier

b. 2000

French footballer (born 2000)

Isiah Pacheco

b. 1999

Puerto Rican American football player (born 1999)

Iñaki Peña

b. 1999

Spanish footballer (born 1999)

Tua Tagovailoa

b. 1998

American football player (born 1998)

Becky G

b. 1997

American singer and actress (born 1997)

Arike Ogunbowale

b. 1997

American basketball player (born 1997)

Jin Longguo

b. 1996

Chinese singer (born 1996)

Miguel Andújar

b. 1995

Dominican baseball player (born 1995)

Max Domi

b. 1995

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1995)

Ange-Freddy Plumain

b. 1995

Guadeloupean footballer (born 1995)

Nicolás Brussino

b. 1993

Argentine basketball player (born 1993)

Adolis García

b. 1993

Cuban baseball player (born 1993)

Charlie Coyle

b. 1992

American ice hockey player (born 1992)

Nick Franklin (baseball)

b. 1991

American baseball player (born 1991)

Rauno Alliku

b. 1990

Estonian footballer

Malcolm Butler

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Tom Wolfe

b. 1930

American author and journalist (1930–2018)

Notable Deaths

Janice Burgess

d. 2024

American television producer (1952–2024)

Jaclyn Jose

d. 2024

Filipino actress (1962–2025)

Billy Herrington

d. 2018

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

Lin Hu (general)

d. 2018

Chinese fighter pilot (1927–2018)

Benoît Lacroix

d. 2016

Quebec theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor and historian

Aubrey McClendon

d. 2016

American businessman (1959–2016)

Dean Hess

d. 2015

American minister and Air Force officer

Dave Mackay

d. 2015

Scottish football player and manager (1934–2015)

Ryhor Baradulin

d. 2014

Belarusian poet

Peter Harvey

d. 2013

Australian journalist and broadcaster (1944–2013)

Giorgos Kolokithas

d. 2013

Greek basketball player (1945–2013)

Shabnam Shakeel

d. 2013

Award winning Pakistan Writer

Van T. Barfoot

d. 2012

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

Norman St John-Stevas

d. 2012

English politician (1929–2012)

James Q. Wilson

d. 2012

American political scientist and public policy expert

Winston Churchill (1940–2010)

d. 2010

Grandson of Winston Churchill

João Bernardo Vieira

d. 2009

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

Jeff Healey

d. 2008

Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter (1966–2008)

Thomas S. Kleppe

d. 2007

American politician (1919–2007)

Sandra Schmirler

d. 2000

Canadian curler (1963–2000)

On This Day in History

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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

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

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

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

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

2004

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

Iraq War

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)

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)

1995

Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

1995

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

Space Shuttle Endeavour

1992

Start of the war in Transnistria.

Transnistrian War

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