Historical Events on March 2.

1.  1855, 2nd March: Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.

2.  1903, 2nd March: The world’s first all-female Martha Washington Hotel opened in New York, USA.

3.  1919, 2nd March: The first meeting of the International Marxist Party took place in Moscow.

4.  1930, 2nd March: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar staged a satyagraha at the Kala Ram Temple in Nashik to give access to all.

5.  1952, 2nd March: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated a fertilizer factory at Sindri.

6.  1956, 2nd March: Morocco gained independence from France.

7.  1978, 2nd March: Charlie Chaplin’s coffin was stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland.

8.   199, 2nd March 2: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan joined the United Nations.

9.  1995, 2nd March: Incorporation of Yahoo.

10.  2001, 2nd March: The radical Taliban decapitated about 6,000 ancient and invaluable Buddha statues near the central Afghan city of Bamiyan and began destroying them with cannons and tanks.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 2.

1.  1902: Surya Narayan Vyas, an Indian astrologer, and diviner from Ujjain.

2.  1931: Mikhail Gorbachev, a Russian and former Soviet politician. The eighth and last leader of the Soviet Union.

3.  1933: Anandji Virji Shah, an Indian music director. Together with his brother, he formed the Kalyanji-Anandji duo.

4.  1968: Daniel Craig, an English actor.

5.  1977: Andrew Strauss, an English cricket administrator, and former player.

6.  1990: Tiger Shroff, an Indian actor.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 2.

1.  1546: Mirabai, a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet, and devotee of Lord Krishna.

2.  1700: Rajaram Bhosle I, the younger son of Maratha ruler Shivaji.

3.  1930: D. H. Lawrence, an English writer, and poet.

4.  1949: Sarojini Naidu, an Indian political activist, and poet. 

5.  1986: Kashinath Ghanekar, an Indian stage, and film actor.

2-March-1568

Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.

2-March-1913

Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.

2-March-1930

Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.

2-March-1933

Anandji, famous music director, was born.

2-March-1938

Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away.

2-March-1949

Sarojini Naidu, "Nightingale of India", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.

2-March-1952

Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.

2-March-1957

Central Warehouse Corporation established.

2-March-1963

China reports troops have left disputed area in India.

2-March-1982

Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.

2-March-1984

Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.

2-March-1986

Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away.

2-March-1990

DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.

2-March-1994

Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.

2-March-1994

President's rule in J & K extended.

2-March-1996

Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.

2-March-1996

Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.

2-March-1997

Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.

2-March-1997

Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth.

2-March-2000

Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana.