On this day: 1 March

Selected events and births on 1 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1805 – Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate. Read more: Samuel Chase Supreme Court of the United States Impeachment
• 1869 – The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev finished his design of the first periodic table. Read more: Dmitri Mendeleev Periodic table
• 1896 – French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered the principle of radioactive decay when he exposed photographic plates to uranium salts. Read more: Henri Becquerel Radioactive decay Photographic plate
• 1921 – The Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes, an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years. Read more: Australia national cricket team Warwick Armstrong Whitewash (sport)
• 1936 – Hoover Dam, straddling the Arizona–Nevada border on the Colorado River, was completed. Read more: Hoover Dam Arizona Nevada
• 1973 – Pink Floyd's critically acclaimed album The Dark Side of the Moon was released. Read more: Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon

Born on this day

• 1940 – Robin Gray, Australian politician, 37th Premier of Tasmania Read more: Robin Gray (Australian politician) Premier of Tasmania
• 1944 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of West Bengal Read more: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Chief Minister of West Bengal
• 1955 – Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, member of the British royal family and Royal Navy officer Read more: Timothy Laurence British royal family Royal Navy
• 1956 – Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 8th President of Lithuania Read more: Dalia Grybauskaitė President of Lithuania
• 1994 – Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter Read more: Justin Bieber
• 1994 – Asanoyama Hiroki, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more: Asanoyama Hiroki
• 1994 – Tyreek Hill, American football player Read more: Tyreek Hill
• 1999 – Oswaldo Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player Read more: Oswaldo Cabrera
• 1999 – Brogan Hay, Scottish footballer Read more: Brogan Hay
• 2000 – Ja'Marr Chase, American football player Read more: Ja'Marr Chase
• 2001 – Wander Franco, Dominican baseball player Read more: Wander Franco
• 2001 – Sapnap, American YouTuber Read more: Sapnap

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / March 1 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.