What happened on Wednesday March 02, 2016?

Here's what happened on March 02, 2016:

• Super Tuesday: Trump and Clinton Dominate Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton emerged as the primary winners of Super Tuesday, each securing victories in seven states. Clinton won Massachusetts and Southern states, while Trump consolidated his Republican Party leadership.
• Scott Kelly Completes Record-Breaking Space Mission Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth after a 340-day mission, the longest for a U.S. astronaut. He and Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan, with future research planned to study the effects of long-duration spaceflight on human physiology.
• UN Imposes Harshest Sanctions on North Korea The United Nations Security Council adopted the most severe sanctions against North Korea in two decades due to the country's continued nuclear weapons program development.
• Gulf Cooperation Council Designates Hezbollah as Terrorist Organization The Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, officially labeled Lebanon's Hezbollah militia as a terrorist organization.
• Urgent Warning: Mosul Dam Collapse Risk Iraqi engineers warned of imminent potential collapse of the Mosul Dam, which could trigger a catastrophic flash flood threatening up to one million lives in Baghdad, Tikrit, and Samarra. The U.S. Embassy urged American citizens to evacuate the area.
• Jordan Raids ISIL Cell Jordanian security forces conducted an overnight raid on an ISIL cell in Irbid, resulting in seven militants and one security guard killed. Five additional individuals were injured. The General Intelligence Directorate reported the cell was planning attacks on civilian and military targets.
• Sumatra Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, prompting tsunami warnings from the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
• Samarco Mining Pays Massive Compensation Samarco Mining Company agreed to pay $4.4 billion in compensation for victims of the Bento Rodrigues dam catastrophe in Brazil.
• Attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan A violent attack on the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, resulted in nine fatalities.
• Tunisian Army Eliminates ISIL Militants The Tunisian Army killed five ISIL militants near Ben Gardane after they crossed the border from Libya.
• Chinese Nationals Attacked in Laos A militant attack on a Chinese-invested firm in Laos resulted in one Chinese national killed and three others injured.

Events in 2016

March 02, 2016: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Mar. 02, 2016

March 02, 2016: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 02, 2016:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.95
• Apple AAPL: opens at $100.51
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $52.41
• General Electric GE: opens at $29.78
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $133.70

Exchange Rates on March 02, 2016:

• 1 USD = 0.9197 EUR
• 1 USD = 113.6 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7103 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3724 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.3427 CAD

March 02, 2016: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• Bayern Munich - Mainz : 1 - 2
• Darmstadt - Dortmund : 0 - 2
• Hertha - Ein Frankfurt : 2 - 0
• Hoffenheim - Augsburg : 2 - 1
• Leverkusen - Werder Bremen : 1 - 4

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Bielefeld - Freiburg : 1 - 4
• Frankfurt FSV - Duisburg : 3 - 3
• RB Leipzig - Heidenheim : 3 - 1

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Ath Bilbao - La Coruna : 4 - 1
• Celta - Villarreal : 0 - 0
• Levante - Real Madrid : 1 - 3
• Malaga - Valencia : 1 - 2
• Sevilla - Eibar : 1 - 0

Premier League - UK Soccer

• Arsenal - Swansea : 1 - 2
• Celtic - Dundee : 0 - 0
• Dundee United - Aberdeen : 0 - 1
• Liverpool - Man City : 3 - 0
• Man United - Watford : 1 - 0

March 02, 2016 was a Wednesday and it was the 62nd day of the year 2016 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 02, 2016 can also be written as 3/2/2016 in the US and as 2/3/2016 in UK and Europe.

March 02, 2016 in March 2016 calendar

Famous people born on March 02, 2016:

• Prince Oscar

  Duke of skåne and prince of sweden.

Famous people born in 2016

Famous people born on March 2nd

Famous people died on March 02, 2016:

• Benoît Lacroix

  Prominent Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher who made significant contributions to Quebec's intellectual and cultural landscape.

• Aubrey McClendon

  American energy executive and businessman who co-founded Chesapeake Energy and was a part-owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team.

• Berta Cáceres

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Famous people who died on March 2nd

March 02, 2016: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 02, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week February 29th and March 6th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
3. twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
4. Justin Bieber - Sorry
5. Flo Rida - My House

March 02, 2016: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 02, 2016 was Work by Rihanna Featuring Drake, according to the music chart for the week February 29th and March 6th.

1. Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
2. G-Eazy x Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself & I
3. The Weeknd - In The Night
4. Bryson Tiller - Don't
5. Yo Gotti Featuring Nicki Minaj - Down In The DM

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

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March 02, 2016: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 02, 2016 is Monkey and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 02, 2016 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 02, 2016 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, 2016 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 32% full, rising at 01:16 am and setting at 12:18 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 22, 2016 while the next full moon would come on Mar 23, 2016.

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Your place in the Universe on March 02, 2016

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Someone born on March 02, 2016 is:

9 years 2 months old,

or 110 months and 11 days old,

or 479 weeks and 6 days old,

or 3359 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 02, 2016?

There are 293 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, 2016?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on March 02, 2016.

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