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Who was born on March 1

160 notable people were born on March 1. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Théophile Delcassé — French statesman, born on March 1 1852.

Aleksandr Golovin (artist) — Russian painter and stage designer, born on March 1 1863.

E. M. Antoniadi — Greek-French astronomer, born on March 1 1870.

Henri de Baillet-Latour — President of the IOC from 1925 to 1942, born on March 1 1876.

Lytton Strachey — English writer and critic, born on March 1 1880.

Oskar Kokoschka — Austrian dramatic, painter and writer, born on March 1 1886.

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Who was born on March 1?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 1, including Théophile Delcassé, Aleksandr Golovin (artist), E. M. Antoniadi. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on March 1?

67 documented historical events happened on March 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An attempt by François, Duke of Guise, to disperse a church service by Huguenots in Wassy, France, turned into a massacre, resulting in 50 dead, and starting the French Wars of Religion. On the same day, in another year: Samuel Chase, the only Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to be impeached, was acquitted by the Senate. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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