March 2nd, 1914

Born on March 2nd, 1914

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 766 days, exactly on June 2nd, 2026, people who were born on March 2nd, 1914 will be 41,000 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

Born on March 2nd, 1914

76

Martin Ritt

American film director

*March 2nd, 1914, New York City †December 8th, 1990, Santa Monica

73

Edmond Dune

Luxembourgish poet and writer (1914-1988)

*March 2nd, 1914, Athus †January 25th, 1988, Luxembourg

69

James Knox

Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and Cardinal

*March 2nd, 1914, Western Australia †June 26th, 1983, Rome

83

Louis Chaillot

French racing cyclist

*March 2nd, 1914, Chaumont †January 28th, 1998, Aubenas

92

Kurt Kretschmann

German nature conservationist

*March 2nd, 1914, Berlin †January 20th, 2007, Bad Freienwalde

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Who's birthday is on March 2nd?

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

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

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

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

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

87

Dr. Seuss

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

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

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

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

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

90

Jennifer Jones

American actress (1919–2009)

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

43

Bryce Dallas Howard

American actress and filmmaker

*March 2nd, 1981, Los Angeles

52

Mauricio Pochettino

Argentine association football player and manager

*March 2nd, 1972, Santa Fe Province

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

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

38

Sonja Kinski

American model and actress

*March 2nd, 1986, Geneva

82

Pius XII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

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

56

Daniel Craig

English actor

*March 2nd, 1968, Chester

77

Lona Andre

American actress (1915–1992)

*March 2nd, 1915, Nashville †September 18th, 1992, Los Angeles

36

Simon Terodde

German footballer

*March 2nd, 1988, Bocholt

71

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

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

51

Valérie Donzelli

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1973, Épinal

61

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister of Australia since 2022

*March 2nd, 1963, Darlinghurst

62

Jon Bon Jovi

American musician (born 1962)

*March 2nd, 1962, Perth Amboy

47

Chris Martin

English singer-songwriter (born 1977)

*March 2nd, 1977, Exeter

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Born in 1914

50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 2nd

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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