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2 March 2031
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2022 - Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Anniversary
2017 - A naming ceremony for the chemical elements moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson took place at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.Chemical substance not composed of simpler ones
Anniversary
2014 - The Oscar selfie, considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.2014 picture and viral tweet
Anniversary
1995 - Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US
Anniversary
1978 - As a cosmonaut on Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek (pictured) became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space.Spacecraft crew member
Historical events
History
2026 - 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.Islamist movement and militant group based in Lebanon
History
2022 - 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.Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
History
2017 - The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia.Chemical element with atomic number 115 (Mc)
History
2014 - The Oscar Selfie, regarded as one of the most influential and important images of all time, is taken at the 86th Academy Awards.2014 picture and viral tweet
History
2012 - 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.Windstorms in the southern United States
History
2006 - 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.City in Nuevo León, Mexico
History
2004 - War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
History
2002 - 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).U.S Armed conflict in South Asia
History
1998 - Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.First NASA mission to orbit Jupiter (1989–2003)
History
1995 - Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark.High-energy particle physics laboratory in Illinois, US
Notable births
Born
2006 - Windy Zhan, Hong Kong singer and actressHong Kong pop singer and actress (born 2006)
Born
2002 - Brooks Barnhizer, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Bárbara Domingos, Brazilian rhythmic gymnastBrazilian rhythmic gymnast
Born
1999 - Isiah Pacheco, American football playerPuerto Rican American football player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Tua Tagovailoa, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1998)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Janice Burgess, American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (born 1952)American television producer (1952–2024)
Died
2019 - Mike Oliver, British sociologist, disability rights activist (born 1945)British academic and activist
Died
2018 - Billy Herrington, American actor (born 1969)American pornographic actor and Japanese internet icon (1969–2018)
Died
2018 - Lin Hu, Chinese lieutenant general (born 1927)Chinese fighter pilot (1927–2018)
Died
2016 - Benoît Lacroix, Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (born 1915)Quebec theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor and historian
Died
2016 - Aubrey McClendon, American businessman (born 1959)American businessman (1959–2016)
Died
2015 - Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (born 1917)American minister and Air Force officer
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
61.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 8.5 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
11.71 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Gemini
26.11 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.