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On This Day · The 60th day of the year

March 1

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.

♓ZodiacPisces ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Pisces is the sign for March 1 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

Released on March 1

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • 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
  1. 1805

    Samuel Chase

  2. 1815

    Napoleon

  3. 1872

    Yellowstone National Park

  4. 1896

    Henri Becquerel

  5. 1896

    Battle of Adwa

  6. 1921

    Australia national cricket team

  7. 1921

    Saint Petersburg

  8. 1941

    World War II

  9. 1992

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

  10. 2006

    English Wikipedia

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 1

Frédéric Chopin

b. 1810

Juan Bernat

b. 1993

6th Dalai Lama

b. 1683

Kesha

b. 1987

Yitzhak Rabin

b. 1922

Justin Bieber

b. 1994

João Goulart

b. 1918

Booker T (wrestler)

b. 1965

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

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