March 2nd, 1904

Born on March 2nd, 1904

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 293 days, exactly on May 16th, 2027, people who were born on March 2nd, 1904 will be 45,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 2nd?

March 2nd, 2014

The Oscar selfie, considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.

March 2nd, 1970

The Rhodesian monarchy was abolished by the government of Rhodesia, which declared the internationally unrecognised country to be a republic.

March 2nd, 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.

March 2nd, 2017

A naming ceremony for the chemical elements moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson took place at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.

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 (poster pictured) was released in American theatres; it became the highest-grossing film until 1971.

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.

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

Born on March 2nd, 1904

87

Dr. Seuss

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

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

Same year
Born in 1904

84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

*May 11th, 1904, Figueres †January 23rd, 1989, Figueres

69

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904-1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

92

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

*August 22nd, 1904, Guanganzhou †February 19th, 1997, Beijing

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

73

Harry Martinson

Swedish writer (1904–1978)

*May 6th, 1904, Blekinge †February 11th, 1978, Stockholm

82

Cary Grant

British-American actor (1904–1986)

*January 18th, 1904, Bristol †November 29th, 1986, Davenport

77

Robert Montgomery

American actor (1904-1981)

*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham

39

Fats Waller

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

92

René Lacoste

French tennis player

*July 2nd, 1904, Paris †October 12th, 1996, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

*September 17th, 1904, Elberfeld †August 6th, 1997, Berlin

79

Randi Bakke

Figure skater (1904–1984)

*October 29th, 1904, Oslo †May 21st, 1984, Nesodden

44

Karl Brandt

German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)

*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison

72

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)

*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine

38

Reinhard Heydrich

German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)

*March 7th, 1904, Halle (Saale) †June 4th, 1942, Prague

78

Hein van Suylekom

Dutch rower (1904-1982)

*March 17th, 1904, Rotterdam †December 11th, 1982, Rijswijk

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Public holidays on March 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1904 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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