Famous people born on March 1 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 1, you share it with Frédéric Chopin, Ron Howard, Justin Bieber — and you were born under Pisces, the sign of the imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
Birthday basics for March 1
Pisces ♓
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
60th
Day of the year
March 1 is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years), with 305 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 1
Frédéric Chopin — Polish composer and piano virtuoso of the Romantic era (born 1810).
Ron Howard — Actor and Oscar-winning director of Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind (born 1954).
Justin Bieber — Canadian pop superstar known for hits like Sorry and Peaches (born 1994).
Also sharing the day:
Harry Belafonte (b. 1927) — American singer and activist who brought calypso music to a global audience.
Roger Daltrey (b. 1944) — English rock singer and frontman of The Who.
Lupita Nyong'o (b. 1983) — Kenyan-Mexican actress who won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.
March 1 in history
1781 — The Articles of Confederation, America's first governing document, went into effect.
1872 — Yellowstone was established as the world's first national park.
1998 — Titanic became the first film to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
1867 — Nebraska was admitted to the Union as the 37th U.S. state.
1893 — Nikola Tesla gave the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
1966 — The Soviet probe Venera 3 became the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet, crashing into Venus.
March 1 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 1?
Anyone born on March 1 is a Pisces — imaginative, empathetic, and a little bit magic.
What is the birthstone for March 1?
The birthstone for a March 1 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 1?
Frédéric Chopin is among the best known — Polish composer and piano virtuoso of the Romantic era (born 1810).
What happened on March 1?
In 1781, The Articles of Confederation, America's first governing document, went into effect.
What day of the year is March 1?
March 1 is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years), with 305 days still to come.
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