March 1st, 1920

Born on March 1st, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 1st?

March 1st, 1992

A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo, resulting in what is widely considered the first casualty of the Bosnian War.

March 1st, 2014

A group of knife-wielding terrorists attacked passengers at Kunming railway station in Kunming, China, leaving 31 victims dead and more than 140 others injured.

March 1st, 2008

The Armenian military and national police attacked a crowd of people protesting the results of the recent election in Yerevan, leading to 10 deaths and over 100 arrests.

March 1st, 1973

Pink Floyd's critically acclaimed album The Dark Side of the Moon was released.

March 1st, 1958

Archbishop of Chicago Samuel Stritch was appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith, becoming the first American member of the Roman Curia.

March 1st, 1950

In a trial lasting less than 90 minutes, German–British physicist Klaus Fuchs was convicted of violating the Official Secrets Act by supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union.

March 1st, 1944

World War II: American and Australian troops won the Battle of Sio against Japanese forces as part of the New Guinea campaign.

March 1st, 1936

Hoover Dam, straddling the Arizona–Nevada border on the Colorado River, was completed.

March 1st, 1921

The Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes, an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years.

March 1st, 1896

French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered the principle of radioactive decay when he exposed photographic plates to uranium salts.

March 1st, 1872

Yellowstone National Park (bison pictured), located mostly in the present-day U.S. state of Wyoming, was established by President Ulysses S. Grant.

March 1st, 1870

Paraguayan War: Marshal Francisco Solano López died at the Battle of Cerro Corá.

March 1st, 1869

The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (pictured) finished his design of the first periodic table.

March 1st, 1811

Muhammad Ali Pasha, governor of Ottoman Egypt, killed the Mamluk leaders of Cairo and seized power.

March 1st, 1805

Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 1st

Born on March 1st, 1920

72

Reg Harris

Cyclist

*March 1st, 1920, Bury †June 22nd, 1992, Macclesfield

93

Simon Pimenta

Catholic cardinal (1920-2013)

*March 1st, 1920, Marol †July 19th, 2013, Mumbai

63

Max Bentley

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 1st, 1920, Delisle †January 19th, 1984, Saskatoon

89

Yvan Quénin

Basketball player (1920-2009)

*March 1st, 1920, Monaco †June 30th, 2009

98

Charlie Rice

Jazz musician (1920-2018)

*March 1st, 1920, Philadelphia †April 22nd, 2018

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Who's birthday is on March 1st?

96

Harry Belafonte

American singer and actor (1927–2023)

*March 1st, 1927, New York City †April 25th, 2023, New York City

34

Zhang Nan

Chinese badminton player

*March 1st, 1990, Beijing

73

Yizhak Rabin

Israeli politician, statesman and general (1922–1995)

*March 1st, 1922, Jerusalem †November 4th, 1995, Tel Aviv

30

Justin Bieber

Canadian singer (born 1994)

*March 1st, 1994, London

35

Karl-Erik Taukar

Estonian singer

*March 1st, 1989, Viljandi

96

Richard Wilbur

American poet (1921-2017)

*March 1st, 1921, New York City †October 14th, 2017, Belmont

39

Andreas Ottl

German footballer

*March 1st, 1985, Munich

37

Andreas Adityawarman

Badminton player

*March 1st, 1987, Surakarta City

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

69

Alan Thicke

Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016)

*March 1st, 1947, Kirkland Lake †December 13th, 2016, Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center

94

Götz Heidelberg

German engineer

*March 1st, 1923, Bensberg †April 22nd, 2017

84

Robert Conrad

American actor (1935–2020)

*March 1st, 1935, Chicago †February 8th, 2020, Malibu

61

Thomas Anders

German singer, songwriter, and producer

*March 1st, 1963, Mörz, Münstermaifeld

76

Heinz Pauels

German composer

*March 1st, 1908, Oberhausen †January 1st, 1985, Bergheim

83

Arnold Drake

American comic book writer and screenwriter

*March 1st, 1924, New York City †March 12th, 2007, New York City

51

Chris Webber

American basketball player

*March 1st, 1973, Detroit

58

João Goulart

President of Brazil from 1961 to 1964

*March 1st, 1918, São Borja †December 6th, 1976, Mercedes, Corrientes

60

Robert Lowell

American poet

*March 1st, 1917, Boston †September 12th, 1977, New York City

93

Oskar Kokoschka

Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886-1980)

*March 1st, 1886, Pöchlarn †February 22nd, 1980, Montreux

49

Joan Hackett

American actress (1934–1983)

*March 1st, 1934, East Harlem †October 8th, 1983, Encino

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Born in 1920

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

80

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Southeastern Europe celebration of the beginning of spring) which are celebrated on March 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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