Historical  Events on March 2 

1855, 2nd March: Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.

1903, 2nd March: The world’s first all-female Martha Washington Hotel opened in New York, USA.

1919, 2nd March: The first meeting of the International Marxist Party took place in Moscow.

1930, 2nd March: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar staged a satyagraha at the Kala Ram Temple in Nashik to give access to all.

1952, 2nd March: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated a fertilizer factory at Sindri.

1956, 2nd March: Morocco gained independence from France.

1978, 2nd March: Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland.

 199, 2nd March 2: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined the United Nations.

1995, 2nd March: Incorporation of Yahoo.

2001, 2nd March: The radical Taliban decapitated about 6,000 ancient and invaluable Buddha statues near the central Afghan city of Bamiyan and began destroying them with cannons and tanks.

 

Famous Birthdays and birth Anniversaries  – 2nd March.

1902: Surya Narayan Vyas, an Indian astrologer, and diviner from Ujjain.

1931: Mikhail Gorbachev, a Russian and former Soviet politician. The eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union.

1933: Anandji Virji Shah, an Indian music director. Together with his brother, he formed the Kalyanji-Anandji duo.

1968: Daniel Craig, an English actor.

1977: Andrew Strauss, an English cricket administrator, and former player.

1990: Tiger Shroff, an Indian actor.

 

Famous people died  – March 2.

1546: Mirabai, a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, and devotee of Lord Krishna.

1700: Rajaram Bhosle I, the younger son of Maratha ruler Shivaji.

1930: D. H. Lawrence, an English writer, and poet.

1949: Sarojini Naidu, an Indian political activist, and poet. 

1986: Kashinath Ghanekar, an Indian stage, and film actor.