March 2
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March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining.
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- 1824 - Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (d. 1884)
- 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1942 - Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
- 1962 - Jon Bon Jovi, American musician (Bon Jovi)
- 1977 - Chris Martin, English musician (Coldplay)
[edit] Deaths
- 1791 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (b. 1703)
- 1945 - Emily Carr, Canadian artist (b. 1871)
- 1999 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (b. 1939)
- 2007 - Henri Troyat, French writer (b. 1911)