What happened in history on this day: March 2?
On March 2 in ...
- 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.
- 1967 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 9th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Frank Sinatra for "Strangers In The Night";
Best Vocal Performance, Female: Eydie Gorme for "If He Walked Into My Life";
Best Vocal Performance, Male: Frank Sinatra for "Strangers In The Night";
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Recording: New Vaudeville Band for "Winchester Cathedral";
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female: Paul McCartney for "Eleanor Rigby";
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental: The Mamas And The Papas for "Monday, Monday";
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "Crying Time";
Best Country and Western Recording: David Houston for "Almost Persuaded";
Bing Crosby Award: Ella Fitzgerald.
- 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".
- 1977 - Future The Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson.
- 1978 - TV show Dallas premieres on CBS (as a five week mini-series).
- 1988 - CBS live telecasts the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 30th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Paul Simon for "Graceland";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Whitney Houston for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)";
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Sting for "Bring On The Night";
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley for "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life";
Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo: Bruce Springsteen for "Tunnel Of Love";
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: U2 for "The Joshua Tree".
- 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".
Births on March 2
- 1882 - Birth of Wallis Clark in Essex, England; actress (Postal Inspector).
- 1895 - Birth of Felix Bressart Eydtkuhnen in East Prussia, Germany; actor (Ninotchka, Escape, Crossroads).
- 1911 - Birth of William Hansen in Washington, DC, USA; actor (Homebodies).
- 1913 - Birth of Marjorie Weaver in Crossville, Tennessee, USA; actress (Young Mr Lincoln).
- 1915 - Birth of Lona Andre; actress (Case of Baby Sitter).
- 1917 - Birth of Desi Arnaz in Santiago, Cuba; singer/actor (Ricky Ricardo - I Love Lucy).
- 1919 - Birth of Phyllis Lee Isley AKA Jennifer Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Farewell to Arms).
- 1930 - Birth of John Cullum in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure).
- 1935 - Birth of Al Waxman in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (CBC Radio, King of Kensington TV show, Cagney and Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms).
- 1936 - Birth of Henny Boskamp [Hoelscher]; actor (Troeleke).
- 1939 - Birth of Barbara Luna in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Five Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage).
- 1944 - Birth of Katherine Crawford; actress (Captains and Kings, Gemini Man).
- 1945 - Birth of Gordon Thomson in Ottawa, Canada; actor (Adam Carrington - Dynasty, The Colbys, Santa Barbara).
- 1945 - Birth of Joy Garrett; actress (Jo - Days of Our Lives).
- 1949 - Birth of Gates McFadden; actress (Beverly Crusher - Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1950 - Birth of Matthew Laurance in Queens, New York, USA; actor/identical twin of Mitchell (Mel - Beverly Hills 90210, Ben - Duet).
- 1950 - Birth of Mitchell Laurance in Queens, New York, USA; actor/identical twin of Matthew (L.A. Law, Not Necessarily the News).
- 1951 - Birth of Cassie Yates in Macon, Georgia, USA; actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty, Simon and Simon, Barnaby Jones).
- 1952 - Birth of Laraine Newman in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live, As Told By Ginger, Seventh Heaven).
- 1955 - Birth of Dale Bosworth; TV host (America's Most Wanted).
- 1969 - Birth of Daniel Craig; actor (Casino Royale).
- 1971 - Birth of Amber Smith in Tampa, Florida, USA; actress (Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has two Faces).
- 1973 - Birth of Paul Popowich; actor (Tommy Tricker and Stamp Traveler).
- 1985 - Birth of Robert Iler; actor (The Sopranos).
Deaths on March 2
- 1959 - Eric Blore, actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Love Happy), dies at age 70.
- 1967 - Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at age 81.
- 1972 - Death of Bill Lawrence at age 56; news anchor (ABC), covered the White House through six US Presidents.
- 1979 - Edith Craig, actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at age 71.
- 1981 - Janear Hines, actress (Roberta - Julia), dies at age 30.
- 1984 - Louis Basile, actor (Louie - The Super), dies at age 48.
- 1987 - Randolph Scott, American actor (Fort Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at age 89 (born 1898).
- 1991 - Death of Serge Gainsbourg at age 62; French singer, composer, actor (Fury of Hercules) (born 1928).
- 1992 - Death of Sandy Dennis of ovarian cancer at age 54 in Connecticut, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Up the Down Staircase).
- 1993 - Paul D Zimmerman, US screenwriter (King of Comedy), dies at age 54.
- 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).
- 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).
- 2020 - Death of James Lipton at age 93 of bladder cancer in New York; American lyricist, host (Inside the Actors Studio TV show (1994-2019)), actor (Arrested Development TV show).
- 2022 - Death of Johnny Brown at age 84 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Nathan Bookman - Good Times TV show).
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