Birthdays occurring on March, 2

1931

Mikhail Gorbachev was born on March 2, 1931 Russian president of the Soviet Union (1985-91), b.1931 America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard. More quotations from Mikhail Gorbachev

1938

Simon Estes was born on March 2, 1938 I was able to go 6 feet 1 inch. Of course now, they start the bar at 6-4 or 6-6. More quotations from Simon Estes

1942

John Irving was born on March 2, 1942 American novelist and short-story writer, b.1943 We invent what we love, and what we fear More quotations from John Irving

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