March 02
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Air Force Day(Sri Lanka)
Air Force Day in Sri Lanka celebrates the founding of the Sri Lanka Air Force and honours the dedication of its personnel.
Baloch Culture Day(Balochistan)
Baloch Culture Day celebrates the vibrant heritage, traditional music, dance, and customs of the Baloch people.
Christianfeast day:
Agnes of Bohemia, Angela of the Cross, Blessed Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, Chad of Mercia(Catholic Church,Anglican Communion,Eastern Orthodox Church), John Maron, March 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
This Christian feast day commemorates multiple saints—Agnes of Bohemia, Angela of the Cross, Charles the Good, Chad of Mercia, and John Maron—across Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox traditions.
Feast of 'Alá (Loftiness), First day of the 19th month of theBaháʼí calendar(Baháʼí Faith) and first day of the BaháʼíNineteen Day Fast
The Feast of ’Alá marks the start of the 19th month in the Baháʼí calendar and the beginning of the annual Nineteen Day Fast.
National Read Across America Day(United States)
National Read Across America Day is held on Dr. Seuss’s birthday to inspire children across the U.S. to develop a love of reading.
Peasants' Day(Myanmar)
Peasants’ Day in Myanmar honors the nation’s farmers and highlights their vital role in agriculture and rural life.
Texas Independence Day
Texas Independence Day commemorates the 1836 signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico.
Adwa Victory Day(Ethiopia)
Adwa Victory Day celebrates Ethiopia’s victory over Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, safeguarding its independence.
Agnes of Bohemia
The feast day of Saint Agnes of Bohemia honors the 13th-century princess turned nun renowned for her charity and piety.
Events
Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off.
In 537, Ostrogoth king Vitiges besieges Rome, facing a delaying defense led by the Byzantine general Belisarius.
Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire.
Louis V ascends the throne of West Francia in 986 as the last ruler of the Carolingian dynasty.
Fall of Nicaea to the Ottoman Turks after a siege.
In 1331, after a determined siege, the Ottoman forces capture the city of Nicaea from Byzantine successors.
Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë.
Skanderbeg unites Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë in 1444, launching organized resistance against the Ottomans.
George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia.
George of Poděbrady is elected king of Bohemia in 1458, rising as a prominent Hussite leader.
Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel.
Swiss forces deliver a crushing defeat to Charles the Bold at the Battle of Grandson in 1476.
The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England.
King Richard III grants a royal charter incorporating the College of Arms in 1484, formalizing English heraldry.
Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.
Vasco da Gama's fleet makes its first recorded visit to the Island of Mozambique in 1498 during the voyage to India.
The Great Fire of Meireki begins in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, causing more than 100,000 deaths before it exhausts itself three days later.
The Great Fire of Meireki engulfs Edo in 1657, causing massive destruction and tens of thousands of deaths.
Births
Benedict of Nursia
Italian monk who founded Western monasticism and authored the Rule of Saint Benedict.
First Stewart king of Scotland who reigned from 1371 to 1390.
Jean II
French nobleman and military leader during the Hundred Years' War.
Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach
German noblewoman who was Countess consort of Hanau in the 15th century.
Johannes Engel
German physician and early astronomer renowned for his astrological writings.
Only Dutch pope who led the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523 during a time of reform.
Franz von Sickingen
Influential German knight and leader of the Knights' Revolt in the early 16th century.
Thomas Bodley
English diplomat and scholar who restored and endowed Oxford's Bodleian Library.
George Sandys
English traveller, colonist, and poet known for his translations and American ventures.
Deaths
Mani
Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism, a syncretic faith that spread through the Roman Empire and into Asia.
Chad of Mercia
7th-century English bishop and saint renowned for his humility, piety, and missionary work.
William
10th-century Archbishop of Mainz in the Holy Roman Empire.
Lothair
King of West Francia who struggled to maintain Carolingian authority amid powerful nobles.
Mokjong
Goryeo king who reigned from 997 to 1009 and whose reform efforts ended with a military coup.
Charles the Good
Count of Flanders celebrated for his charity and justice, whose assassination made him a martyr-saint.
Marjorie Bruce
Scottish princess, daughter of Robert the Bruce, whose tragic death shaped the Stewart succession.
Wladyslaw I
Polish king who reunited fragmented principalities and was crowned in 1320.
Alessandro Farnese
Italian cardinal and diplomat whose influence shaped Counter-Reformation politics.