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Sunday, 1 March 2026

Day 60 of 2026 · 305 days remaining in the year · Week 09

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7 Births

7 Events

14 Total entries

★ Born on this day 7 entries

1810

Frederic Chopin, composer.

US Arts & Culture 216 yrs ago

1848

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, US sculptor, designed 1907 $20 gold piece.

US Arts & Culture 178 yrs ago

1917

Dinah Shore, chef, talk show hostess.

US Media & Broadcasting 109 yrs ago

1917

Robert Lowell

US 109 yrs ago

1927

Harry Belafonte

US 99 yrs ago

1944

Roger Daltry, lead singer for The Who?

US Arts & Culture 82 yrs ago

1954

Ron Howard, actor, director, producer.

US Arts & Culture 72 yrs ago

► Events on this day 7 entries

1781

The Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress.

US Politics & Government 245 yrs ago

1784

E. Kidner opens the first cooking school, in Great Britain.

US Politics & Government 242 yrs ago

1859

Present seal of San Francisco is adopted, 2nd for the city.

US 167 yrs ago

1864

Patent issued for taking & projecting motion pictures to Louis Ducos du Hauron (he never did build such a machine, though).

US Science & Technology 162 yrs ago

1867

Nebraska becomes a state.

US 159 yrs ago

1879

Library of Hawaii founded.

US Geography & Exploration 147 yrs ago

1927

Bank of Italy becomes a National Bank.

IT 99 yrs ago