# What happened on March 1 in history?

**Date:** March 1  
**Events recorded:** 67  
**Years spanned:** 509 BC – 2014  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/march/1/

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## Featured Event

**2007** — Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado)

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## Events on this date

- **509 BC** — Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publius_Valerius_Poplicola))
- **293** — Emperor Diocletian and Maximian appoint Constantius Chlorus and Galerius as Caesars. This is considered the beginning of the Tetrarchy, known as the Quattuor Principes Mundi ("Four Rulers of the World"). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian))
- **350** — Vetranio proclaims himself Caesar after being encouraged to do so by Constantina, sister of Constantius II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetranio))
- **834** — Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Frankish Empire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious))
- **1290** — University of Coimbra, in Portugal, is officially chartered by King Denis. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Coimbra))
- **1476** — Forces of the Catholic Monarchs engage the combined Portuguese-Castilian armies of Afonso V and Prince John at the Battle of Toro. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Monarchs_of_Spain))
- **1562** — Sixty-three Huguenots are massacred in Wassy, France, marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots))
- **1628** — Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England))
- **1633** — Samuel de Champlain reclaims his role as commander of New France on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_de_Champlain))
- **1692** — Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Good))
- **1781** — The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation))
- **1796** — The Dutch East India Company is nationalized by the Batavian Republic. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company))
- **1805** — Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Chase))
- **1811** — Leaders of the Mamluk dynasty are killed by Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk))
- **1815** — Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon))
- **1836** — A convention of delegates from 57 Texas communities convenes in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_1836))
- **1845** — United States President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler))
- **1867** — Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska))
- **1870** — Marshal F. S. López dies during the Battle of Cerro Corá thus marking the end of the Paraguayan War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Solano_L%C3%B3pez))
- **1871** — The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Army))
- **1872** — Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park))
- **1893** — Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla))
- **1896** — Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adwa))
- **1896** — Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Becquerel))
- **1901** — The Australian Army is formed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Army))
- **1910** — The deadliest avalanche in United States history buries a Great Northern Railway train in northeastern King County, Washington, killing 96 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington%2C_Washington))
- **1914** — China joins the Universal Postal Union. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)))
- **1917** — The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_telegram))
- **1919** — March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_First_Movement))
- **1921** — The Australian cricket team captained by Warwick Armstrong becomes the first team to complete a whitewash of The Ashes, something that would not be repeated for 86 years. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team))
- **1921** — Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg))
- **1932** — Aviator Charles Lindbergh's 20-month-old son Charles Jr is kidnapped from his home in East Amwell, New Jersey. His body would not be found until May 12. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh))
- **1939** — An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army))
- **1941** — World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1942** — World War II: Japanese forces land on Java, the main island of the Dutch East Indies, at Merak and Banten Bay (Banten), Eretan Wetan (Indramayu) and Kragan (Rembang). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan))
- **1946** — The Bank of England is nationalised. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_England))
- **1947** — The International Monetary Fund begins financial operations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund))
- **1950** — Cold War: Klaus Fuchs is convicted of spying for the Soviet Union by disclosing top secret atomic bomb data. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War))
- **1953** — Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin suffers a stroke and collapses; he dies four days later. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin))
- **1954** — Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing))
- **1954** — Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_movement_in_Puerto_Rico))
- **1956** — The International Air Transport Association finalizes a draft of the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet for the International Civil Aviation Organization. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association))
- **1956** — Formation of the East German Nationale Volksarmee. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany))
- **1958** — Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Stritch))
- **1961** — Uganda becomes self-governing and holds its first elections. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda))
- **1962** — American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Jamaica Bay in New York, killing 95. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_1_(1962)))
- **1964** — Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villarrica_(volcano)))
- **1964** — Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashes near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, killing 85. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Airlines_Flight_901A))
- **1966** — Venera 3 Soviet space probe crashes on Venus becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_3))
- **1966** — The Ba'ath Party takes power in Syria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba'ath_Party))
- **1971** — President of Pakistan Yahya Khan indefinitely postpones the pending national assembly session, precipitating massive civil disobedience in East Pakistan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Pakistan))
- **1973** — Black September storms the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, resulting in the assassination of three Western hostages. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September_Organization))
- **1974** — Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal))
- **1981** — Provisional Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands begins his hunger strike in HM Prison Maze. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army))
- **1990** — Steve Jackson Games is raided by the United States Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_Games))
- **1991** — Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Iraqi_uprisings))
- **1992** — Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina))
- **1998** — Titanic becomes the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)))
- **2002** — U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)))
- **2002** — The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800 km (500 mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envisat))
- **2002** — Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia))
- **2003** — Management of the United States Customs Service and the United States Secret Service moves to the United States Department of Homeland Security. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customs_Service))
- **2005** — In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of any crime is unconstitutional. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roper_v._Simmons))
- **2006** — English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia))
- **2007** — Tornadoes break out across the southern United States, killing at least 20 people, including eight at Enterprise High School. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado))
- **2008** — The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections; as a result ten people are killed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_of_Armenia))
- **2014** — Thirty-five people are killed and 143 injured in a mass stabbing at Kunming Railway Station in China. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Kunming_attack))

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## Notable births on March 1

- **2001** — **Wander Franco** — Dominican baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wander_Franco))
- **2001** — **Sapnap** — American YouTuber ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapnap))
- **2000** — **Ja'Marr Chase** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja'Marr_Chase))
- **1999** — **Oswaldo Cabrera** — Venezuelan baseball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswaldo_Cabrera))
- **1999** — **Brogan Hay** — Scottish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brogan_Hay))
- **1994** — **Justin Bieber** — Canadian singer-songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber))
- **1994** — **Asanoyama Hiroki** — Japanese sumo wrestler ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asanoyama_Hiroki))
- **1994** — **Tyreek Hill** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyreek_Hill))
- **1994** — **Maximilian Philipp** — German footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Philipp))
- **1993** — **Juan Bernat** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bernat))

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## Notable deaths on March 1

- **2025** — **Pat Ingoldsby** — Irish poet and television presenter (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Ingoldsby))
- **2025** — **Joey Molland** — English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Molland))
- **2025** — **Angie Stone** — American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1961) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angie_Stone))
- **2024** — **Iris Apfel** — American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (born 1921) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Apfel))
- **2024** — **Akira Toriyama** — Japanese manga artist (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Toriyama))
- **2023** — **Just Fontaine** — French footballer (born 1933) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine))
- **2019** — **Mike Willesee** — Australian journalist and producer (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Willesee))
- **2018** — **María Rubio** — Mexican television, film and stage actress (born 1934) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Rubio))
- **2016** — **Carole Achache** — French writer, photographer and actress (born 1952) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Achache))
- **2015** — **Minnie Miñoso** — Cuban-American baseball player and coach (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso))

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