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Historical events & facts — March 2
What happened on March 2?
On March 2, 1972, NASA launched the Pioneer 10 probe — the first spacecraft designed to cross the asteroid belt and study Jupiter. The probe was also the first to leave the solar system. It carries on board an anodised aluminium plaque with information about humanity for possible extraterrestrial civilisations. Contact was lost in 2003 at more than 12 billion km from Earth.
On March 2, 1931, Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla died in Madrid — known as the "Master of Light" for his way of capturing Mediterranean luminosity in his paintings. His works — especially his Valencian beach scenes — are considered peaks of Spanish luminism and post-impressionism. The Sorolla Museum in Madrid, in his former home and studio, holds the largest collection of his work.
On March 2, 1969, the supersonic airliner Concorde made its first test flight from Toulouse, France, piloted by André Turcat. The Concorde, jointly developed by France and the United Kingdom, could cross the Atlantic in just over three hours — half the time of a conventional aircraft. It operated in commercial service from 1976 to 2003, when it was retired for economic reasons.
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Famous people born on March 2
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. Pius reigned as pope during a highly consequential 19 years that included the Second World War, the Holocaust and the beginning of the Cold War.
Eddie Lawrence
Eddie Lawrence was an American monologist, actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, artist, director and television personality, whose comic creation, "The Old Philosopher", gained him a cult following for over five decades.
Renos Apostolidis
Renos Apostolidis was a Greek writer, philologist and literary critic.
Lawrence Payton
Lawrence Albert Payton Sr. was an American tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops.
Kazuo Kitagawa
Kazuo Kitagawa is a retired Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.
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