March 1
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1990
Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan.
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The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
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Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
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Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.
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The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections; as a result ten people are killed.
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Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China.
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2001Wander Franco, Dominican baseball player
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2001Sapnap, American YouTuber
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2000Ja'Marr Chase, American football player
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1999Oswaldo Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player
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1994Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter
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1994Asanoyama Hiroki, Japanese sumo wrestler
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1994Tyreek Hill, American football player
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1994Maximilian Philipp, German footballer
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1993Juan Bernat, Spanish footballer
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1993Michael Conforto, American baseball player
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1993Josh McEachran, English footballer
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1993Victor Rask, Swedish ice hockey player
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