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March 1: Disability Day of Mourning; Saint David's Day; Independence Day in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992); Yap Day in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

Dmitri Mendeleev

1562 – An attempt by Francis, 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.
1869 – The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (pictured) finished his design of the first periodic table.
1921 – The Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes, an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years.
1936 – Hoover Dam, straddling the Arizona–Nevada border on the Colorado River, was completed.
1992 – A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo, resulting in what is widely considered the first casualty of the Bosnian War.

Roger North (d. 1734)
Deke Slayton (b. 1924)
Nick Griffin (b. 1959)
Mustafa Barzani (d. 1979)

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Historically, March 1st was considered to be the beginning of the year - Is this true? Prior to the 1750s, or whenever it was that England accepted the Gregorian calendar, March 21st was the first day of the year. -- Zoe

Could somebody correct W?adys?aw Jagiello?czyk to a readable format? RickK 21:51, 1 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I've added quite a bit to March 1. - Ta bu shi da yu 12:25, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Unitas Fratrum founding date

March 1st 1457 is the founding date of the Untitas Fratrum, (English = Unity of the Brethren), currently also known as the Moravian Church, the second oldest protestant church in the world.

What was the One Millionth Article on Wikipedia?

According to press accounts, it was about the Jordanhill railway station in Scotland, and it was started by Wikipedia contributor Ewan Macdonald.[1] Should this be in the content of the notice about the millionth article? r3 05:18, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Death Penalty

An editor listed March 1, 1847, as the date the first democracy (Michigan) abolished the death penalty. While this may be interesting for the U.S., I don't think it has international implications since Michigan isn't a country. If states count, then so should provinces, cantons, etc., and I doubt those were considered when evaluating this "first." Speaking of countries, was Venezuala a democracy when it abolished the death penalty a few years later? Lastly, Michigan didn't abolish the death penalty for all crimes. It abolished the death penalty for all crimes except one. Therefore, Michigan shouldn't be considered death penalty-free until the second half of the twentieth century. Rklawton 01:39, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Babby Sands Hunger strike

I agree that bobby sands' hunger strike was a very notable event known throughout the United Kingdom. Is this the most notable date? Or would it be of more note to mark his death?-Joulupukki 19:26, 6 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

that could be a point. when he died it really turned the case global. thanks for your willingness to discuss it and not just go around chopping things. i'm australian, so it's not just exclusively known to the UK.