Historical Events In March - 02

1993  Salman Rushdie divorces Marianne Wiggins on this day in history.   

1993  Floortje Peneder, Dutch poet (Diary), dies at 15 on this day in history.   

1994  On March - 02 branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcast; it is, but he doesn't   

1994  On March - 02 miami begins a latin walk of fame, first star for Gloria Estefan   

1994  On March - 02 william Natcher, (Representative-Democrat-KY), casts his 18,401 &last consecutive vote   

1994  Donald McKenzie MacKinnon, philosopher, dies at 80 on March - 02.   

1995  British trader Nick Leeson arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC on March - 02.   

1995  On this day in history ferry boat sinks off Sumbe Angola, 42+ killed   

1995  On this day in history space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches   

1995  On March - 02 the NASA space shuttle Endeavour blasts off on a mission to study the far reaches of space.   

1995  The UN evacutes the last of its peacekeeping forces from Somalia on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history hugo Cole, musician/critic, dies at 77   

1996  On this day in history tendulkar scores 137 for India vs SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose   

1996  Jacobo Majluta, president of Dominican Rep (1982), dies at 61 on March - 02.   

1997  On March - 02 saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal aquires 5% of Apple   

1997  On this day in history soyuz TM-24 returns to Earth (Russia)   

1999  Rock singer Dusty Springfield dies at her London area home at age 59 on March - 02.   

2012  On March - 02 tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky   

2014  86th Academy Awards: "12 Years a Slave," Matthew McConaughey & Cate Blanchett win on this day in history.   

2017  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from the investigation into Trump campaign contacts with Russia after revelations he met Russian ambassador on this day in history.   

2018  Gunmen attack the French embassy and army HQ in suspected terrorist incident in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, killing 8 and injuring 80 on March - 02.   

2019  37-year-old Swiss 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer beats Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to win his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Championships on March - 02.   

2020  Amy Klobuchar drops out of the US Democratic presidential race and endorses Joe Biden on March - 02.   

2020  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey can not longer enforce 2016 deal with EU to stop migrants entering Europe, warns millions may try on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history american rap group Public Enemy part ways with Flavor Flav after 35 years over playing for free at Bernie Sanders rally   

2020  On this day in history russian President Vladimir Putin proposes constitutional amendment banning gay marriage   

2021  Six books by Dr. Seuss will cease publication because of racist and insensitive imagery according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises on March - 02.   

2021  On March - 02 dolly Parton receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she gave $1 million to help develop   

2023  Head of UK security service MI5 apologizes for not acting on intelligence to stop the 2017 Manchester Arena attack at an Ariana Grande concert by a suicide bomber [1] on this day in history.   

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1316  Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) was born on this day in history.   

1409  On March - 02 birth of john II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc   

1459  On March - 02 birth of adrian VI, [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23)   

1481  On March - 02 birth of franz von Sickingen, German knight   

1545  Thomas Bodley, England, diplomat/scholar was born on March - 02.   

1555  On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer   

1578  On March - 02 birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)   

1705  On this day in history birth of william Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. 1793)   

0855  On this day in history death of lothair, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor (b. 795)   

0986  On this day in history lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44   

1122  On this day in history floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies   

1127  On March - 02 death of charles, the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered   

1316  On March - 02 death of marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)   

1333  On March - 02 wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies   

1383  On March - 02 amadeus VI, count of Savoy, dies   

1572  Death of Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil on March - 02.