March 02 Holidays

March 02 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 02 Calendar

March 2nd Daily Holidays include:

Dr. Seuss Day
International Rescue Cat Day
National Banana Cream Pie Day
National Hospitalist Day – March 2, 2023 (First Thursday in March)
National Old Stuff Day
Read Across America Day – March 2, 2023 (Falls during the week of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd)
Texas Independence Day
World Book Day – March 2, 2023 – First Thursday in March (Primarily in United Kingdom and Ireland – most other Countries observe this day on April 23rd)
World Teen Mental Wellness Day

March 02: Famous Birthdays

March 02, 1793 – Sam Houston, American politician who had a leading role in bringing Texas into the United States (d. 1863)
March 02, 1904 – Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel), American author (d. 1991)
March 02, 1917 – Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor and bandleader (I Love Lucy Show) (d. 1986)
March 02, 1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union and Nobel laureate
March 02, 1950 – Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
March 02, 1952 – Laraine Newman, American comedienne, actress, and writer who was part of the original Saturday Night Live Cast.
March 02, 1955 – Jay Osmond, American drummer and singer (The Osmonds)
March 02, 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
March 02, 1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor (James Bond Movies)
March 02, 1977 – Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)

March 01: Historical Events

March 02, 1797 – The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes
March 02, 1807 – The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
March 02, 1819 – US passed its 1st immigration law
March 02, 1836 – Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico
March 02, 1861 – US creates Dakota & Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska & Utah territory
March 02, 1867 – US Congress created the Department of Education
March 02, 1899 – Pres McKinley signs bill creating Mt Rainier National Park (5th in US)
March 02, 1903 – The Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York City
March 02, 1925 – Nationwide road numbering system & US shield marker adopted
March 02, 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
March 02, 1943 – Battle of the Bismarck Sea, United States and Australian forces fight Japanese convoy ships
March 02, 1946 – Ho Chi Minh elected president of North Vietnam
March 02, 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut
March 02, 1958 – The 1st surface crossing of the Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days
March 02, 1958 – Yemen announces it would join the United Arab Republic
March 02, 1965 – The Sound Of Music opens
March 02, 1968 – US Air Force displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, the biggest plane in the world
March 02, 1970 – American Airlines’ 1st flight of a Boeing 747
March 02, 1974 – Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in the Watergate cover-up
March 02, 1976 – Walt Disney World welcomes its 50 millionth guest
March 02, 1977 – Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award
March 02, 1977 – Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson
March 02, 1990 – Nelson Mandela is elected deputy President of the African National Congress
March 02, 2012 – Tornados that occur in the Southern United States and the Ohio Valley region result in 40 deaths

March 01: Music Events

March 02, 1974 – Gladys Knight & the Pips, Neither One of Us wins a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group, or Chorus
March 02, 1974 – Gladys Knight & The Pips, Midnight Train to Georgia wins a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group
March 02, 1983 – The first CD players were released in America
March 02, 1988 – U2’s The Joshua Tree wins the Grammy for Album of the Year and Best Performance by Rock Duo or Group with Vocal
March 02, 1991 – Chris Isaak’s, Wicked Game hits #6 on the US chart. An instrumental version of the song was featured in the 1990 David Lynch film, Wild at Heart
March 02, 1994 – Miami begins a Latin Walk of Fame, with the 1st star going to Gloria Estefan

March 02: Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 02 is Pisces.

March Birthstone:

What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine

The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.

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