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Notable anniversaries in history for today: March 2
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Bedrich Friedrich Smetana; Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau).
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Henry Beebee Carrington; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (dies 1912).
- 200th: 1824 - US Interstate commerce comes under federal control.
- 150th: 1874 - Baseball batter's box is officially adopted.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Rénos Apostolidis; Greek author/poet (Katigoró).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bernard Rands in Sheffield, England; composer (Wildtrack).
- 90th: 1934 - Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train in Omaha, Nebraska.
- 80th: 1944 - The 16th Academy Awards celebration is held in Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by comedian/actor Jack Benny. Some winners:
- Outstanding Motion Picture: Casablanca;
- Best Actor: Paul Lukas for Watch on the Rhine;
- Best Actress: Jennifer Jones for The Song of Bernadette.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Katherine Crawford; actress (Captains and Kings, Gemini Man).
- 80th: 1944 - Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Stone Phumelele Sizani; South African treasurer (UDF).
- 50th: 1974 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 16th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
- Record of the Year: Roberta Flack for "Killing Me Softly With His Song";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Roberta Flack for "Killing Me Softly With His Song";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Gladys Knight and The Pips for "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)";
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance: Eumir Deodato for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Master Of Eyes";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for "Superstition";
- Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus: Gladys Knight and The Pips for "Midnight Train To Georgia";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Olivia Newton-John for "Let Me Be There";
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Charlie Rich for "Behind Closed Doors";
- Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group: Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge for "From The Bottle To The Bottom";
- Best Country Instrumental Performance: Steve Mandell and Eric Weissberg for "Dueling Banjos".
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Martine Dessureault in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 50-metre swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Grand jury concludes US President Richard Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up.
- 50th: 1974 - Greg Chappell makes 247 versus New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six.
- 40th: 1984 - Louis Basile, actor (Louie - The Super), dies at age 48.
- 40th: 1984 - Iranian offensive against Iraq fails.
- 30th: 1994 - Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcast; it is, but he doesn't.
- 30th: 1994 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
- Record of the Year: Whitney Houston for "I Will Always Love You";
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Sting for "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You";
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle for "A Whole New World";
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo: Meat Loaf for "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)";
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Aerosmith for "Livin' On The Edge";
- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal: Stone Temple Pilots for "Plush";
- Best Metal Performance with Vocal: Ozzy Osbourne for "I Don't Want To Change The World".
- 30th: 1994 - Miami, Florida, begins a Latin Walk of Fame; first star for Gloria Estefan.
- 30th: 1994 - William Natcher (Representative-Democrat-Kentucky) casts his 18,401st and last consecutive vote.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Jack Webster at age 84; BC, Canada's most famous radio and TV talk-show host, longtime panellist on CBC TV's Front Page Challenge).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Dusty Springfield of breat cancer at age 59 in England; British singer ("Son of a Preacher Man", "Wishin' and Hopin'", "I Only Want to Be With You", "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", "What Have I Done To Deserve This?", Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (1999)).
- 20th: 2004 - NASA announces that the Mars rover MER-B (Opportunity) has confirmed that its landing area was once drenched in water.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Mercedes McCambridge at age 85; American actress (Abie's Irish Rose radio show, I Love a Mystery radio show, Big Sister radio show, Betty & Bob radio show, This is Nora Drake radio show, One Man's Family TV show, The Exorcist movie, CBS Mystery Theatre radio show).
- 15th: 2009 - The Standard & Poor's 500 stock market index drops below 700 for the first time since October 1996.
- 15th: 2009 - American International Group reports a US company record US$61.7 billion quarterly loss, equivalent to US$27.9 million per hour. The US government promises another US$30 billion of new capital, following 2008's commitment for $150 billion in aid.
- 15th: 2009 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes below 7,000 for the first time since May 1997, dropping 299.64 points, or 4.24 percent, to 6,763.29.
- 15th: 2009 - The President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, is assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.
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