March 2nd, 1940

Born on March 2nd, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 271 days, exactly on January 15th, 2025, people who were born on March 2nd, 1940 will be 31,000 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, 1940

84

Lothar de Maizière

German politician

*March 2nd, 1940, Nordhausen

72

Juan Luis Galiardo

Spanish actor (1940-2012)

*March 2nd, 1940, San Roque †June 22nd, 2012, Madrid

83

Klaus Rost

German wrestler (1940–2023)

*March 2nd, 1940, Witten †August 10th, 2023, Witten

79

Billy McNeill

Scottish footballer and manager (1940-2019)

*March 2nd, 1940, Bellshill †April 22nd, 2019, Newton Mearns

81

Andrzej Korzyński

Polish composer

*March 2nd, 1940, Warsaw †January 1st, 2022

74

Ricardo Palacios

Spanish actor

*March 2nd, 1940, Reinosa †February 11th, 2015, Madrid

76

Lennart Häggroth

Swedish ice hockey goaldtender

*March 2nd, 1940, Övertorneå Municipality †August 28th, 2016, Skellefteå

64

Juraj Beneš

Slovak composer and pianist

*March 2nd, 1940, Trnava †September 11th, 2004, Bratislava

84

David Worth

American cinematographer

*March 2nd, 1940, United States of America

64

Susan Peretz

American actress and acting coach (1940-2004)

*March 2nd, 1940, New York City †August 27th, 2004, Los Angeles

50

Timothy Mason

British historian

*March 2nd, 1940, Birkenhead †March 5th, 1990, Rome

75

Elena Asins

Spanish painter and sculptor (1940-2015)

*March 2nd, 1940, Madrid †December 14th, 2015, Azpirotz

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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

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

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

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

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

71

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

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

82

John Irving

American novelist and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1942, Exeter

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

81

George Layton

British actor

*March 2nd, 1943, Bradford

87

Dr. Seuss

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

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

84

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

*March 2nd, 1937, Oujda †September 17th, 2021, Zéralda

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

56

Daniel Craig

English actor

*March 2nd, 1968, Chester

38

Sonja Kinski

American model and actress

*March 2nd, 1986, Geneva

85

BarBara Luna

American actress

*March 2nd, 1939, Manhattan

86

Ricardo Lagos

Chilean politician

*March 2nd, 1938, Santiago

84

Stephen Thorne

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

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

61

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister of Australia since 2022

*March 2nd, 1963, Darlinghurst

36

Simon Terodde

German footballer

*March 2nd, 1988, Bocholt

51

Valérie Donzelli

French actress, film director and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1973, Épinal

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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