What Happened on March 2, 2023

Historical Events

MI5 Apologizes for Manchester Arena

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]

South Carolina prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murdering his wife and son after a scandalous series of events [1]
UN confirms it will ignore statements made by an Indian guru and now fugitive from the fictional country of the United States of Kailasa, made attending official UN events in Geneva [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Mary Bauermeister, German artist, dies at 88
Per Kristoffersen, Norwegian soccer forward (25 caps; Fredrikstad FC 194 games, 147 goals), dies at 85
Rafael Viñoly, Uruguayan-American architect (20 Fenchurch Street (London); Kimmel Center (Philadelphia); Booth School of Business (Chicago)), dies of an aneurysm at 78 [1]
Steve Mackey, British pop bassist, songwriter, and producer (Pulp - "Common People"), dies at 56
Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; Miles Davis; Weather Report), dies at 89 [1]

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