eso ha pasado un 02 Marso

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.

Actualidad del día : 02 Marso

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.

Cita del día : 02 Marso

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

Cumpleaños : 02 Marso

Camille Desmoulins, Periodista francés (1760)
Joel Roberts Poinsett, Político y botánico estadounidense (1779)
Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) , Escritor holandés (1820)
Carl Jacobsen, Cervecera daneso (1842)
Desi Arnaz, Actor y músico americano (1917)
Jennifer Jones, Actriz americana (1919)
Tamara Toumanova, Bailarina rusa (1919)
Mikhail Gorbachev, Político ruso, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1931)
Tom Wolfe, Escritor americano (1931)
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Presidente de Argelia (1937)
Ricardo Lagos, Presidenta de Chile (1938)
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Primer ministro de Irán (1942)
John Irving, Escritor estadounidense (1942)
Luc Plamondon, Letrista canadiense (1942)
Alain Chamfort, Cantante francés (1949)
Mark Evans, Bajista de Australia (AC/DC) (1956)
Jon Bon Jovi, Músico estadounidense (1962)
Daniel Craig, Actor Inglés (1968)
Trevor Sinclair, Futbolista Inglés (1973)
Chris Martin, Músico Inglés (Coldplay) (1977)
Sergei Davydov, Patinador artístico de Belarús (1979)
Elizabeth Jagger, Modelo y actriz inglesa (1984)
Luke Pritchard, Cantante inglés (The Kooks) (1985)

Nos han dejado un 02 Marso

Alessandro Farnese , Cardenal italiano (1589)
Berthe Morisot, Pintora francesa (1895)
D. H. Lawrence, Escritora inglés (1930)
Howard Carter, Arqueólogo británico (1939)
Jim Lightbody, Atleto estadounidense (1953)
Randolph Scott, Actor americano (1987)
Serge Gainsbourg, Cantante francés (1991)
Henri Troyat, Escritor francés (2007)
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