March 1

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on March 1. From 1900 until now. March 1 is under the sign of Pisces. Famous birthdays on this day include Justin Bieber (1994), Kesha (singer) (1987) and Jensen Ackles (1978). Several movies were released around March 1 over the years, such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail in 1975 directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Bombay in 1995 directed by Mani Ratnam.
But much more happened on March 1 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Saint Eudoxia
Self Injury Awareness Day
Historically, March 1st was considered to be the beginning of the Roman 'work year' as January (the official first month) and February were unfit for warfare. The numerical Latin names of some months reflect this. (September = Seventh, October = Eighth, November = Ninth, December = Tenth). (see New Year).
Korea - Independence Movement Day (Samiljeol; ???).
Saint David's Day (National Holiday of Wales).
Iceland - This day is called the Beer Day, but this day in 1989 beer was allowed again.
Martisor - a seasonal holiday in Romania.
Baba Marta - a Bulgarian custom when the Martenitsa is worn for good health and luck symbolizing the beginning of the spring season in Bulgaria.
Eight Hours Day - Tasmania, Australia.
Saint Albin
Labour day - Western Australia.
Saint Swidbert
Bah�'f Faith - Last Day (4 or 5) of Ayy�m-i-H� (Intercalary Days) - days in the Bah�'f calendar devoted to service and gift giving.
World Day of Prayer.
Roman Empire - The sacred fire of Rome was renewed (See Vesta).
Roman Empire - New Year.
World Civil Defense Day - This Day commemorates the entry into force in 1972 of the ICDO Constitution as an inter-governmental organisation. [1]
Roman Empire - Matronalia in honor of Juno.
Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saint Monan, largely legendary Scottish saint.
Roman Empire - Feriae Marti in honor of Mars.
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Events

2019 Amazon announces plans to open dozens of proprietary grocery stores in several major U.S. cities. (The Wall Street Journal), (Fortune)
2018 Presidency of Donald Trump: U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. (BBC), (The Hill)
2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): At least 16 people were killed and 40 more wounded after two suicide bombers attacked Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
2016 War in Donbass: Three soldiers are killed and two others are injured after a Ukrainian military truck was blown up in the eastern part of Luhansk Oblast. (Ukraine Today)
2015 Estonian parliamentary election, 2015: The ruling Reform Party wins the elections, but loses the majority that it has had with its current coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party. For the first time in many years, two new parties cross the election threshold, the right-of-centre Free Party and the eurosceptic Conservative People's Party of Estonia. (Estonian Public Broadcasting)
2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin formally asks the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament for approval to use armed forces in Ukraine. He receives unanimous support. The Council also demands for President Putin to recall the Russian Federation ambassador to the United States. (Russia Today), (CNN) (BBC), (Associated Press)
2013 2013 Bangladesh protests:: The death toll in Bangladesh rises to 44 as protests continue following the sentencing of Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. (The New York Times)
2012 Syria:
2011 2011 Iranian protests: Tear gas is fired on anti-government demonstrators during clashes in the capital Tehran. (BBC) (AFP via Google News)
2010 Sony blames recent malfunctions of older PS3 ampquotfatampquot models on an internal clock glitch. (BBC)
2009 The Basque Nationalist Party wins a plurality of seats in Spain's Basque Country's parliamentary elections. (CNN)
2008 The 59-acre Aquatica water park opens at Sea World in Orlando, Florida, USA.
2007 Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20; eight of the deaths are at a high school in Enterprise, Alabama.
2006 English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
2005 The Supreme Court of the United States rules the death penalty unconstitutional for juveniles who committed their crimes before age 18.
2004 Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum becomes President of Iraq.
2003 The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the United States Customs Service, and the United States Secret Service move to the United States Department of Homeland Security.
2002 Space Shuttle Columbia flies the Hubble Space Telescope service mission, its last before STS-107.
2000 The Constitution of Finland is rewritten.
1998 Art, opens at Royale Theater, New York City
1997 Mandy Patinkin in Concert, opens at Lyceum Theater, New York City
1996 Plans approved allowing traffic cameras High Harrington and Shap England
1995 Jozef Oleksy succeeds Waldemar Pawlak on as Premier of Poland
1994 Walter Kent, US composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at age 82.
1993 Authorities in Waco, Texas negotiate with Branch Davidians.
1992 Little Hotel on the Side closes at Belasco NYC after 41 performances
1991 Clayton Keith Yeutter ends term as the United States Secretary of Agriculture.
1990 Benin nullifies its constitution.
1989 Julianne Philips and Bruce Springsteen divorce
1988 Joe Besser, American comedian (The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at age 80 (born 1907).
1985 Liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center
1984 Landsat 5 and ham satellite Oscar 11 launched into polar orbit
1983 Tamara McKinney becomes first US woman skier to win the World Cup.
1982 5th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1981 Sophisticated Ladies opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 767 performances
1980 CTUC, Commonwealth Trade Union Council, established
1979 Sweeney Todd opens at Uris Theater NYC for 557 performances
1978 Timbuktu! opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 243 performances
1977 Bank of America adopts the name VISA for their credit cards.
1975 17th Grammy Awards: "I Honestly Love You", Marvin Hamlisch win.
1974 George Harrison announces his concert tour of US in November
1973 Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens
1972 Club of Rome publishes report Boundaries on the Growth
1971 Clandestine Radio Deutsche Reich (Germany) begins transmitting on FM
1970 End of US commercial whale hunting.
1969 Red, White, and Maddox closes at Cort Theater NYC after 41 performances
1968 Pirate Radio Atlantis South (England) begins test transmitting
1967 WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, Maryland (IND) 1st broadcast
1966 Venera 3 becomes 1st man-made object to impact on a planet (Venus)
1965 WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Conaripe.
1963 200,000 French mine workers strike.
1962 K-Mart opens
1961 US President John Kennedy establishes the Peace Corps.
1959 Archbishop Makarios returns to Cyprus after three years.
1958 Sobers completes 446 stand for second wicket with Conrad Hunte, 260.
1957 Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 opens at Winter Garden NYC for 123 performances
1956 The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization.
1955 KFAR (now KATN) TV channel 2 in Fairbanks, AK (ABC / NBC) 1st broadcast
1954 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in US house of reps injuring 5 reps
1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 Egyptian government-Ali Maher Pasja resigns.
1950 USSR issues golden ruble coins.
1949 Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champion.
1947 The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations.
1946 British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years.
1945 FDR announces success of Yalta Conference
1944 U-358 sinks in Atlantic
1943 Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided
1942 Suriname camp for NSB people opens to save Jews.
1941 1st US commercial FM radio station goes on the air, Nashville, Tennessee
1940 12th Academy Awards: Gone With the Wind, Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh win.
1939 A Japanese Imperial Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
1937 US Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day.
1936 The Hoover Dam is completed.
1935 İsmet İnönü forms the new government in Turkey. (8th government During Atatürk's presidency, İnönü had served seven times as a prime minister)
1934 Primo Carnera beats Tommy Loughran in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1933 Bank holidays declared in six US states, to prevent run on banks.
1932 Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family's new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey. A ransom note demanding US$50,000 is left in their son's empty room.
1931 The USS Arizona is placed back in full commission after a refit.
1927 Bank of Italy becomes a National Bank.
1923 Allies occupy Ruhrgebied, killing railroad striker.
1921 Sailors revolt in Kronstadt Russia.
1920 Buriat ASSR, in RSFSR, constituted
1919 Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin.
1918 The German submarine off Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland.
1917 The U.S. government releases the unencrypted text of the Zimmermann Telegram to the public.
1916 Germany begins attacking ships in the Atlantic.
1914 Dutch Minister of war H Colijn named director of British Petroleum.
1913 US Federal income tax takes effect (16th amendment).
1912 Isabella Goodwin, first US woman detective, appointed, New York City, New York.
1910 An avalanche of snow hits two trains stranded for seven days outside the Cascade Tunnel below Stevens Pass, near Wellington, Washington, USA, killing 96. Deadliest avalanche in US history.
1905 Australian Conservative leader Richard Butler takes office as Premier of South Australia.
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