March 2nd, 1054

Born on March 2nd, 1054

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 354,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 596 days, exactly on February 14th, 2026, people who were born on March 2nd, 1054 will be 355,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 2nd?

March 2nd, 1995

Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 1965

The Sound of Music is released in American theatres; it later became the highest grossing film of all time.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 1877

The Electoral Commission awarded twenty disputed electoral votes to Rutherford B. Hayes, thus assuring his victory in the 1876 U.S. presidential election.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 1859

The Great Slave Auction, the largest single sale of slaves in U.S. history, with more than 400 people sold, began in Georgia.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 1444

The League of Lezhë, an alliance of regional chieftains, was established in Venetian Albania with Skanderbeg as their commander.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 2nd?

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

43

Bryce Dallas Howard

American actress and filmmaker

*March 2nd, 1981, Los Angeles

87

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla

38

Sonja Kinski

American model and actress

*March 2nd, 1986, Geneva

52

Mauricio Pochettino

Argentine association football player and manager

*March 2nd, 1972, Santa Fe Province

56

Daniel Craig

English actor

*March 2nd, 1968, Chester

36

Simon Terodde

German footballer

*March 2nd, 1988, Bocholt

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

*March 2nd, 1876, Rome †October 9th, 1958, Castel Gandolfo

47

Chris Martin

English singer-songwriter (born 1977)

*March 2nd, 1977, Exeter

42

Pilou Asbæk

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1982, Copenhagen

64

Adrian VI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523

*March 2nd, 1459, Utrecht †September 14th, 1523, Rome

61

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister of Australia since 2022

*March 2nd, 1963, Darlinghurst

93

Leo XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903

*March 2nd, 1810, Carpineto Romano †July 20th, 1903, Rome

62

Jon Bon Jovi

American musician (born 1962)

*March 2nd, 1962, Perth Amboy

51

Valérie Donzelli

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1973, Épinal

81

Raymond Talleux

French rower

*March 2nd, 1901, Boulogne-sur-Mer †March 21st, 1982, Saint-Martin-Boulogne

71

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

*March 2nd, 1942, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center †October 27th, 2013, East Hampton

74

Robert II of Scotland

King of Scots from 1371 to his death as the first monarch of the House of Stewart

*March 2nd, 1316, Paisley Abbey †April 19th, 1390, Dundonald Castle

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

*March 2nd, 1900, Dessau †April 3rd, 1950, New York City

82

John Irving

American novelist and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1942, Exeter

30

Nikkie de Jager

Dutch video blogger and make-up artist

*March 2nd, 1994, Wageningen

66

Multatuli

Dutch author (1820–1887)

*March 2nd, 1820, Amsterdam †February 19th, 1887, Ingelheim am Rhein

90

Jennifer Jones

American actress (1919–2009)

*March 2nd, 1919, Tulsa †December 17th, 2009, Malibu

84

Lothar de Maizière

German politician

*March 2nd, 1940, Nordhausen

44

Sunny Lane

American pornographic actress

*March 2nd, 1980, Atlanta

77

Carl Schurz

Union Army general, politician (1829-1906)

*March 2nd, 1829, Liblar †May 14th, 1906, New York City

81

George Layton

British actor

*March 2nd, 1943, Bradford

84

Stephen Thorne

British actor of radio, film, stage and television (1935-2019)

*March 2nd, 1935, London †May 26th, 2019

53

Method Man

American rapper and actor

*March 2nd, 1971, Hempstead

32

Karen Carpenter

American singer and drummer (1950–1983)

*March 2nd, 1950, Yale – New Haven Hospital †February 4th, 1983, Downey Regional Medical Center

41

Igor Antón

Spanish road bicycle racer of Basque origin

*March 2nd, 1983, Galdakao

34

Tiger Shroff

Indian actor (born 1990)

*March 2nd, 1990, Mumbai

73

Dean Barrow

Prime Minister of Belize from 2008 to 2020

*March 2nd, 1951, Belize City

35

Toby Alderweireld

Belgian association football player

*March 2nd, 1989, Wilrijk

70

Moe Berg

Baseball player, spy

*March 2nd, 1902, Harlem †May 29th, 1972, Belleville

35

Marcel Hirscher

Austrian alpine skier

*March 2nd, 1989, Hallein

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Public holidays on March 2nd

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1054 is a normal year and no leap year.

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