Birthdays occurring on March, 2

1829

Carl Schurz was born on March 2, 1829 Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them. More quotations from Carl Schurz

1862

John Jay Chapman was born on March 2, 1862 The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought. More quotations from John Jay Chapman

1876

Pius XII was born on March 2, 1876 Italian pope (1939-58). 1876-1958 One Galileo in two thousand years is enough More quotations from Pius XII

1904

Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904 American writer and cartoonist best known for his collection of children's books. 1904-1991 Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. More quotations from Dr. Seuss

Deaths occurring on March, 2

1797

Horace Walpole died on March 2, 1797 English writer, connoisseur, and collector, 1717-1797 The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. More quotations from Horace Walpole

1930

D.H. Lawrence died on March 2, 1930 British poet, novelist and essayist, 1885-1930 One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of them. More quotations from D.H. Lawrence

1945

Emily Carr died on March 2, 1945 Canadian artist and writer, 1871-1945 There is something bigger than fact: the underlying spirit, all it stands for, the mood, the vastness, the wildness. More quotations from Emily Carr

1982

Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982 American writer, 1928-1982 Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. More quotations from Philip K. Dick