March 2
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1992
Start of the war in Transnistria.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations.
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Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory.
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Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities).
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War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.
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In Monterrey, Mexico, a man identified as Diego Santoy Riveroll commits a double murder against two children, followed by an attempted murder of his ex-partner, Erika. The incident is popularly known as the Cumbres case.
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A tornado outbreak occurs over a large section of the Southern United States and into the Ohio Valley region, resulting in 40 tornado-related fatalities.
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The Oscar Selfie, regarded as one of the most influential and important images of all time, is taken at the 86th Academy Awards.
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Russian forces capture the city of Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which subsequently began the start of the Russian occupation and military-civilian administration in Kherson. Kherson is the only regional capital in Ukraine that Russia captured.
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The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launches several projectiles into northern Israel as a response to the assassination of Ali Khamenei, formally initiating the 2026 Lebanon War.
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2016Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne
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2006Windy Zhan, Hong Kong singer and actress
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2000Bárbara Domingos, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
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2000Illan Meslier, French footballer
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1999Isiah Pacheco, American football player
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1999Iñaki Peña, Spanish footballer
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1998Tua Tagovailoa, American football player
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1997Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player
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1997Becky G, American singer and actress
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1996Jin Longguo, Chinese singer based in South Korea
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1995Miguel Andújar, Dominican baseball player
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1995Max Domi, Canadian ice hockey player
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