March 2nd, 1943

Born on March 2nd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 359 days, exactly on April 20th, 2025, people who were born on March 2nd, 1943 will be 30,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 2nd, 1943?

March 2nd, 1943

World War II: During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Allied aircraft defeated a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on March 2nd, 1943

81

George Layton

British actor

*March 2nd, 1943, Bradford

79

Peter Straub

American writer (1943-2022)

*March 2nd, 1943, Milwaukee †September 4th, 2022, New York City

81

Robert Williams

American painter and cartoonist, born 1943

*March 2nd, 1943, Los Angeles

81

Gabriele Gast

German intelligence officer

*March 2nd, 1943, Remscheid

81

Jean-Jacques Hyest

French politician

*March 2nd, 1943, Fontainebleau

62

Tony Meehan

British musician

*March 2nd, 1943, Hampstead †November 28th, 2005, Paddington

77

Juan Carlos Masnik

Uruguayan footballer

*March 2nd, 1943, El Tala †February 23rd, 2021

81

Albert Yeung

Hong Kong businessman

*March 2nd, 1943, Chaozhou

81

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone

Italian businessman

*March 2nd, 1943, Rome

28

Chuck Hughes

American football player

*March 2nd, 1943, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1971, Detroit

Same Day
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

71

Lou Reed

American rock musician (1942–2013)

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

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

82

John Irving

American novelist and screenwriter

*March 2nd, 1942, Exeter

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

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

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

84

Lothar de Maizière

German politician

*March 2nd, 1940, Nordhausen

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

87

Dr. Seuss

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

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

56

Daniel Craig

English actor

*March 2nd, 1968, Chester

38

Sonja Kinski

American model and actress

*March 2nd, 1986, Geneva

80

Uschi Glas

German actress

*March 2nd, 1944, Landau an der Isar

61

Anthony Albanese

Prime Minister of Australia since 2022

*March 2nd, 1963, Darlinghurst

84

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

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

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

36

Simon Terodde

German footballer

*March 2nd, 1988, Bocholt

77

Harry Redknapp

English association football player and manager

*March 2nd, 1947, Poplar

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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