International On This Day - March 1, 2026

International observance days, weeks, and months for March 1, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.

2026

International observance days on March 1, 2026

Historical Events on March 1

Events that occurred on March 1 throughout history

1872

The United States Congress establishes Yellowstone National Park as the world's first national park.

1921

The U.S. Patent Office issues patent no. 1,370,316 to Harry Houdini for a diving suit.

1955

Sun Records releases its first single "Drivin' Slow" by saxophonist Johnny London.

1984

Cyndi Lauper appears on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show making her U.S. television debut. She performs "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."

Born on March 1

People born on March 1

1732

William Cushing

1954

Ron Howard

1811

Robert Christie Buchanan

1914

Ralph Ellison

1951

Paula Sperber-Carter

1952

Jerri Nielsen

1831

Hiram Bronson Granbury

1914

Harry Caray

1927

Harry Belafonte

2025

Glenn Miller (1904

1917

Dinah Shore

1954

Catherine Bach