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.

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.

79 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 1, including Pope Felix III, Saint David, Rudesind. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

30 observances are celebrated on March 1 around the world: Beer Day, marked the end of beer prohibition in 1989 (Iceland), Chalandamarz, traditional Alpine spring festival (Switzerland), Christian feast day: Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (one of the Martyr Saints of China), Christian feast day: Albin, Christian feast day: Eudokia of Heliopolis, Christian feast day: Pope Felix III. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.