The 61st day of the year, the 62nd in a leap year
Born on 2 March
Every 2 March birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Pisces, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- PiscesWater, mutable, ruled by Jupiter.
- Birthstone
- Aquamarine, BloodstoneThe 1912 list put Bloodstone first.
- Birth flower
- DaffodilUsually taken today to mean new beginnings.
- Most common weekdays
- Wednesday and Monday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 2 March in any year.
Which weekday 2 March falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 2 March falls on every day of the week: Wednesday 16, Monday 16, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Friday 15, Sunday 15, Saturday 15.
Showing 2 March in the 36 most recent years. Every weekday →
How common a birthday 2 March is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,775 babies were born on 2 March in each year of the twenty, making it the 299th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 2 March
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Gorbachev | 1931–2022 | leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 |
| Pope Pius XII | 1876–1958 | pope of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958 |
| Pope Leo XIII | 1810–1903 | Pope of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903 |
| Abdelaziz Bouteflika | 1937–2021 | President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019 |
| Daniel Craig | 1968– | English actor |
| Bedřich Smetana | 1824–1884 | Czech composer |
| Benedict of Nursia | 480–547 | founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order |
| Nikos Kazantzakis | 1883–1957 | Greek writer, poet and philosopher; born 2 March in the Gregorian calendar, 18 February in the Julian |
| Pope Adrian VI | 1459–1523 | pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523 |
| Anthony Albanese | 1963– | 31st prime minister of Australia |
| Dr. Seuss | 1904–1991 | American children's author and cartoonist |
| Lou Reed | 1942–2013 | American rock musician |
| Jon Bon Jovi | 1962– | American musician |
| Chris Martin | 1977– | English singer-songwriter |
| Sholem Aleichem | 1859–1916 | Yiddish author and playwright |
| Jennifer Jones | 1919–2009 | American actress |
| Multatuli | 1820–1887 | Dutch author |
| Toby Alderweireld | 1989– | Belgian association football player |
Died on 2 March
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| D. H. Lawrence | 1885–1930 | English writer and poet |
| Nicholas I of Russia | 1796–1855 | Emperor of Russia from 1825 to 1855 |
| Philip K. Dick | 1928–1982 | American science fiction author |
| Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | 1768–1835 | Holy Roman Emperor from 1792 to 1806 and Emperor of Austria from 1804 to 1835 |
| Howard Carter | 1874–1939 | British archaeologist and Egyptologist |
| John Wesley | 1703–1791 | founder of the Methodist movement |
| Berthe Morisot | 1841–1895 | French painter |
| Mani | 216–274 | 3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism |
| Serge Gainsbourg | 1928–1991 | French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director |
| Horace Walpole | 1717–1797 | English writer and politician |
| Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 1758–1840 | German physician and astronomer |
| Sarojini Naidu | 1879–1949 | Indian poet and politician, governor of the United Provinces from 1947 to 1949 |
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