What happened on Sunday March 02, 1980?

About March 2nd, 1980, in brief:

  • Historical events: President Jimmy Carter officially designated March 2-8, 1980 as National Women's History Week, a landmark moment in recognizing and celebrating women's historic contributions and achievements across various fields.
  • Day of the week: March 2nd, 1980 was a Sunday
  • Zodiac Sign: Pisces (in western zodiac), Monkey (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Full Moon
  • #1 US song: Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen
  • #1 UK song: Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) by The Specials
  • Popular movie: Inferno directed by Ron Howard

More about March 2nd, 1980? See below for more news and curiosities on March 2nd, 1980.

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March 02, 1980: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on March 02, 1980:

  • National Women's History Week Established President Jimmy Carter officially designated March 2-8, 1980 as National Women's History Week, a landmark moment in recognizing and celebrating women's historic contributions and achievements across various fields.
  • Howard Stern Begins Radio Career Controversial radio personality Howard Stern commenced his broadcasting career at WWDC in Washington D.C., marking the early stages of what would become a transformative media career.
  • Jan Stephenson Wins Golf Tournament Professional golfer Jan Stephenson secured victory at the LPGA Sun City Golf Classic, showcasing her skill and competitive prowess in women's professional golf.
  • NHL Game Highlights A scoreless tie occurred in an Islander hockey game in Pittsburgh, demonstrating a defensive standoff in the match.
  • Chris Barker Birth Chris Barker, English football player, was born on this date.
  • Vince Walker Birth Vince Walker, singer for the band Suburban Legends, was born on this date.

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March 02, 1980: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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What day of the week was March 02, 1980?


March 02, 1980 was a Sunday and it was the 62nd day of the year 1980 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 02, 1980 can also be written as 3/2/1980 in the US and as 2/3/1980 in UK and Europe.

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Who was born on March 02, 1980?


Famous people born on March 02, 1980:

  • Rebel Wilson
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  • Ingrid Bolso Berdal
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March 02, 1980: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on March 02, 1980:

  • Anne Cornwall
  • Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
  • Arlie Schardt
  • Giuseppe Toffanin

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March 02, 1980: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on March 02, 1980 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week February 25th and March 2nd. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

March 02, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 02, 1980 was Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 2nd.

  1. - Crazy Little Thing Called Love youtube
  2. - Yes, I'm Ready youtube
  3. - Do That To Me One More Time youtube
  4. - Longer youtube
  5. - Desire youtube

March 02, 1980: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on March 02, 1980 was Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) by The Specials, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 2nd.

  1. - Too Much Too Young (The Special AKA Live! EP) youtube
  2. - Coward Of The County youtube
  3. - I'm In The Mood For Dancing youtube
  4. - My Girl youtube
  5. - And The Beat Goes On youtube

March 02, 1980: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 02, 1980 was And The Beat Goes On by The Whispers, according to the music chart for the week February 25th and March 2nd.

  1. - And The Beat Goes On youtube
  2. - Special Lady youtube
  3. - The Second Time Around
  4. - Too Hot youtube
  5. - Rock With You youtube
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March 02, 1980: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 2nd is Pisces.

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Pisces is the 12th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between February 19th and March 20th belong to the Pisces sign: discover Pisces personality and who should a Pisces marry.

Babies born in March are either Pisces or Aries. People born before March 20th are Pisces, while people born from March 21st have the sign of Aries.

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March 02, 1980: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 02, 1980 is Monkey and the associated element is Metal.

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March 02, 1980: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on March 02, 1980 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 02, 1980 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 02, 1980 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 97% full, rising at 06:41 pm and setting at 07:24 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 01, 1980 while the next full moon would come on Mar 31, 1980.

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How old is someone born on March 02, 1980?


Someone born on March 02, 1980 is:

45 years 2 months old,

or 542 months and 12 days old,

or 2358 weeks and 3 days old,

or 16509 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 02, 1980?

There are 292 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday March 2nd 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 02, 1980?

You belong to the Generation X if you were born on March 02, 1980.

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