Saturday March 2, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

March 2: Day of the Week

March 2, 2024 was the 62nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 304 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

March 2 Historical Event(s)

1776
American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
1791
Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris.
1836
Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico.
1865
East Cape War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand.
1901
The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
1941
World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact.
1943
World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea – United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
1972
The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
1983
Compact Disc players and discs are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had only been available in Japan before then.
1995
Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.

Who were born on March 2?

1760
Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (d. 1794)
1878
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)
1913
Celedonio Romero, Spanish guitarist (d. 1996)
1927
Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist
1930
Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
1942
Lou Reed, American singer and guitarist
1949
Alain Chamfort, French singer
1962
Morioka Hiroyuki, Japanese writer
1974
Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
1988
Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress

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