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1917 : Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicated


On 2 March 1917, Tsar Nicolas II of Russia abdicated under pressure from the people and the Bolsheviks, after 300 years of rule by the Romanov dynasty.

1965 : Operation Rolling Thunder


On 2 March 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, a campaign of aerial bombing of the U.S. Army and South Vietnamese forces against North Vietnam, began with the striking of an ammunition depot at Xom Bang. The operation ended on November 1st 1968 and was a complete failure.

1972 : Pioneer 10 launched from Cape Canaveral


On 2 March 1972, the Pioneer 10 space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida with a mission to explore the asteroid belt around Jupiter and the outer solar system. The probe completed its mission and communication with it was lost in 2003.

2004 : Ashoura Massacre in Iraq


On March 2, 2004, terrorists of al-Qaeda launched a series of bombings targeting Shi'ites who commemorated the Day of Ashura in Iraq. 178 people were killed and 500 injured.

2008 : Dmitry Medvedev elected President of the Russian Federation


On March 2, 2008, Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of the Russian Federation. He announced that he would work in tandem with his predecessor Vladimir Putin who became Prime Minister.

Novità del giorno : 02 Marzo

Festival Omizu-Okuri in Obama
The Festival-Omizu Okuri, water carrying, has been held every March 2 in the town of Obama in Japan for 1200 years. The city of Obama has known an increase of popularity since the election of President Obama.

Citazione del giorno : 02 Marzo

Serge Gainsbourg
Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts.

Compleanni : 02 Marzo

Camille Desmoulins, Giornalista francese (1760)
Joel Roberts Poinsett, Politico e botanico americano (1779)
Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) , Scrittore olandese (1820)
Carl Jacobsen, Produttore di birra danese (1842)
Desi Arnaz, Attore e musicista americano (1917)
Jennifer Jones, Attrice americana (1919)
Tamara Toumanova, Ballerina russa (1919)
Mikhail Gorbachev, Politico russo, Nobel per la Pace (1931)
Tom Wolfe, Scrittore americano (1931)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Presidente algerino (1937)
Ricardo Lagos, Presidente del Cile (1938)
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Primo Ministro della Iran (1942)
John Irving, Scrittore americano (1942)
Luc Plamondon, Paroliere canadese (1942)
Alain Chamfort, Cantante francese (1949)
Mark Evans, Bajista de Australia (AC/DC) (1956)
Jon Bon Jovi, Musicista americano (1962)
Daniel Craig, Attore inglese (1968)
Trevor Sinclair, Calciatore inglese (1973)
Chris Martin, Musicista inglese (Coldplay) (1977)
Sergei Davydov, Pattinatore bielorusso (1979)
Elizabeth Jagger, Model e attrice inglese (1984)
Luke Pritchard, Cantante inglese (The Kooks) (1985)

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Alessandro Farnese , Cardinale italiano (1589)
Berthe Morisot, Pittore francese (1895)
D. H. Lawrence, Scrittore inglese (1930)
Howard Carter, Archeologo britannico (1939)
Jim Lightbody, Atleta americano (1953)
Randolph Scott, Attore americano (1987)
Serge Gainsbourg, Cantante francese (1991)
Henri Troyat, Scrittore francese (2007)
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