Historical Events
- Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided
Famous Birthdays
- Akinori Nakayama, Japanese gymnast (6 x Olympic gold 1968, 72; 7 x World C'ships gold 1966, 70), born in Nagoya, Japan
- Benjamin W Jipcho, Mt Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Olympic silver 1972)
- Franz Hohler, Swiss writer, born in Biel
- Gil Amelio, American venture capitalist
- José Ángel Iribar, Spanish soccer goalkeeper and manager (49 caps; Athletic Bilbao), born in Zarautz, Spain
- Mauro Checcoli, Italian 3 day equestrian (Olympic gold 1964)
- Piet Veerman, Dutch rock guitarist and singer (The Cats -"Times Were When"; Solo - "Sailin' Home"), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Rashid Sunyaev, Russian physicist
- Richard H. Price, American physicist
- Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge (Olympic gold 1972)
About March 1, 1943
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 1 month and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Pisces
