Frédéric Chopin
b. 1810
Polish pianist and composer
On This Day · The 60th day of the year
March 1
March 1 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1805 and 2006. Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on March 1?
March 1 is the 60th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1805 and 2006. Famous people born on March 1 include Frédéric Chopin, Juan Bernat and 6th Dalai Lama.
The shape of the day
March 1's recorded history is unusually compressed, gathered within recent centuries rather than reaching into antiquity. Its center of gravity is the 19th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.
Pisces is the sign for March 1 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 1
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- TV Marshals
2022
- Game Far: Changing Tides
- Game Elex II
- Game Shadow Warrior 3
- Movie The Batman
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1805
Samuel Chase
Justice Samuel Chase is acquitted at the end of his impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate.
- 1815
Napoleon
Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba.
- 1872
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park.
- 1896
Henri Becquerel
Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- 1896
Battle of Adwa
Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- 1921
Australia national cricket team
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.
- 1921
Saint Petersburg
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.
- 1941
World War II
World War II: Bulgaria signs the Tripartite Pact, allying itself with the Axis powers.
- 1992
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- 2006
English Wikipedia
English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 1Juan Bernat
b. 1993
Spanish footballer
6th Dalai Lama
b. 1683
sixth Dalai Lama
Kesha
b. 1987
American singer-songwriter and actress
Yitzhak Rabin
b. 1922
Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate
Justin Bieber
b. 1994
Canadian singer-songwriter
João Goulart
b. 1918
Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil
Booker T (wrestler)
b. 1965
American professional wrestler and sportscaster
Deaths
- 1995Georges J. F. Köhler
- 1983Arthur Koestler
- 1966Fritz Houtermans
- 1922Pichichi (footballer)
- 1320Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan
- 1131Stephen II of Hungary
Holidays & observances
- —Beer Day, marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989 (Iceland)
- —Chalandamarz, traditional Alpine spring festival (Switzerland)
- —Christian feast day: Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (one of the Martyr Saints of China)
- —Christian feast day: Albin
- —Christian feast day: Eudokia of Heliopolis
- —Christian feast day: Pope Felix III
- —Christian feast day: Leoluca
- —Christian feast day: Luperculus
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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