This Day in History on 2nd March
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 2nd March. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
- Air Force Day of Sri Lanka.
- Texas Independence Day.
Important Events
199: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined the United Nations.
1855: Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
1903: The world’s first all-female Martha Washington Hotel opened in New York, USA.
1919: The first meeting of the International Marxist Party took place in Moscow.
1930: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar staged a satyagraha at the Kala Ram Temple in Nashik to give access to all.
1933: The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall
1952: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated a fertilizer factory at Sindri.
1953: The academy awards are 1st broadcast on television by NBC.
1956: Morocco gained independence from France.
1956: Central Warehouse Corporation established.
1978: Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland.
1984: Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
1995: Incorporation of Yahoo.
1996: Malabar University of Kerala comes into being.
2001: 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.
Birth/ Birth Anniversary
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.
Death / Death Anniversary
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.