Tukuk-OS📅 March 2
24 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on March 2? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2022 — Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- 2017 — A naming ceremony for the chemical elements moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson took place at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
- 2014 — The Oscar selfie, considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.
- 1995 — Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.
Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryTop quarkElementary particle
- 1978 — As a cosmonaut on Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek (pictured) became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space.
- 1970 — The Rhodesian monarchy was abolished by the government of Rhodesia, which declared the internationally unrecognised country to be a republic.
- 1969 — The maiden flight of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic jet, was conducted in Toulouse, France using a prototype aircraft with the registration F-WTSS.
- 1965 — Vietnam War: The American and South Vietnamese air forces began Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam that eventually became the most intense air–ground battle waged during the Cold War period.
- 1965 — The Sound of Music (poster pictured) was released in American theatres; it became the highest-grossing film until 1971.
- 1962 — Led by General Ne Win, the Burmese military seized power in a coup d'état.
- 1962 — Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (pictured) scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks, which remains an NBA record.
Golden State WarriorsWilt ChamberlainWilt Chamberlain's 100-point game
- 1949 — The B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II landed in Fort Worth, Texas, to complete the first non-stop circumnavigation of the world by airplane.
- 1943 — World War II: Australian and U.S. air forces attacked and destroyed a large Japanese naval convoy in the Bismarck Sea, north of Papua New Guinea.
- 1937 — The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, the precursor of the United Steel Workers of America, had a major success when it signed a collective-bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel.
Steel Workers Organizing CommitteeUnited SteelworkersCollective bargaining
- 1919 — Communist, revolutionary-socialist, and syndicalist delegates met in Moscow to establish the Communist International.
- 1901 — U.S. Steel, the first billion-dollar corporation and once the world's largest producer of steel, was founded by financier J. P. Morgan.
- 1877 — The Electoral Commission awarded twenty disputed electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes, thus assuring his victory in the 1876 U.S. presidential election.
Electoral Commission (United States)United States Electoral CollegeRutherford B. Hayes
- 1865 — New Zealand Wars: Carl Sylvius Völkner, a Protestant missionary, was killed by Hauhau militants in Ōpōtiki for working as an agent for New Zealand governor-general George Grey.
- 1859 — The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, began in Georgia.
- 1836 — Texas Revolution: At a convention of delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, the Mexican state of Texas adopted a declaration of independence, establishing the Republic of Texas.
Texas RevolutionConvention of 1836Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
- 1791 — French inventor Claude Chappe and his brothers first demonstrated the semaphore telegraph, a system to convey information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting crossarms.
- 1776 — American Revolutionary War: Patriot militiamen from Georgia and South Carolina attempted to resist the British action to seize and remove supply ships anchored at Savannah, Georgia.
American Revolutionary WarPatriot (American Revolution)Battle of the Rice Boats
- 1484 — The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe, was incorporated by royal charter in the City of London.
- 1444 — The League of Lezhë, an alliance of regional chieftains, was established in Venetian Albania with Skanderbeg as their commander.
Births
- 2016 — Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne
- 2006 — Windy Zhan, Hong Kong singer and actress
- 2002 — Brooks Barnhizer, American basketball player
- 2000 — Bárbara Domingos, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- 2000 — Illan Meslier, French footballer
- 1999 — Isiah Pacheco, American football player
- 1999 — Iñaki Peña, Spanish footballer
- 1998 — Tua Tagovailoa, American football player
- 1997 — Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player
- 1997 — Becky G, American singer and actress
- 1996 — Jin Longguo, Chinese singer based in South Korea
- 1995 — Miguel Andújar, Dominican baseball player
Deaths
- 2024 — Janice Burgess, American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (born 1952)
- 2024 — Jaclyn Jose, Filipino actress (born 1963)
- 2019 — Mike Oliver, British sociologist, disability rights activist (born 1945)
- 2018 — Billy Herrington, American actor (born 1969)
- 2018 — Lin Hu, Chinese lieutenant general (born 1927)
- 2016 — Benoît Lacroix, Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (born 1915)
- 2016 — Aubrey McClendon, American businessman (born 1959)
- 2015 — Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (born 1917)
- 2015 — Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934)
- 2015 — Mal Peet, English author and illustrator (born 1947)
- 2014 — Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet and translator (born 1935)
- 2013 — Peter Harvey, Australian journalist (born 1944)
Observances & holidays
- Air Force Day (Sri Lanka)
- Baloch Culture Day (Balochistan)
- Christian feast day: Agnes of Bohemia
- Christian feast day: Angela of the Cross
- Christian feast day: Blessed Charles the Good, Count of Flanders
- Christian feast day: Chad of Mercia (Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: John Maron
- Christian feast day: March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness), First day of the 19th month of the Baháʼí calendar (Baháʼí Faith) and first day of the Baháʼí Nineteen Day Fast
- National Read Across America Day (United States)
- Peasants' Day (Myanmar)
- Texas Independence Day
- Adwa Victory Day (Ethiopia)
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