March 2

Births

1904: Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)

1917: Desi Arnaz (Ricky Ricardo)

1923: Doc Watson (Bluegrass Artist)

1938: Lawrence Payton (Singer in The Four Tops)

1942: Lou Reed (Guitar & Vocals for Velvet Underground & Solo)

1948: Rory Gallagher (Blues Guitarist)

1950: Karen Carpenter (Singer for The Carpenters)

1955: Dale Bozzio (Lead Singer for Missing Persons & Solo)

1962: Jon Bon Jovi (Singer)

1968: Daniel Craig (Bond, James Bond)

1977: Chris Martin (Singer, guitar & Piano for Coldplay)

Events

1960: Elvis Presley, having completed his stint with the US Army's 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32nd Armor, leaves Germany and a tearful, teenage Priscilla Beaulieu behind to return to American civilian life. On the way, his plane refuels in Scotland's Prestwick Airport, marking the first and only time The King will set foot in the UK.

1963: A "Limbo Party" at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, hosted by dance craze maven Chubby Checker, also features Marvin Gaye, The Four Seasons, The Crystals, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Lou Christie, Paul and Paula and Dick and Dee Dee. That same day, the Four Seasons become the first group to have its first three singles reach #1 in the US ("Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," and the latest, "Walk Like A Man").

1964: The Beatles begin filming their first movie, A Hard Day's Night, at London's Paddington railway station. During filming, George Harrison meets teenage actress Pattie Boyd and is instantly smitten. They would marry two years later.

1975: Paul and Linda McCartney's car runs a red light in Los Angeles, and police discover eight ounces of marijuana in her purse. She is arrested, but Paul, who is driving, is not.

1983: Sony, Polygram and Philips, working together, introduce a new music format to the US. Called a "compact disc," it's a five-inch wonder which runs one hour of playing time.

1984: Model Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger are the proud parents of their first child, Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger.

1999: Singer Dusty Springfield died of breast cancer at age 59.

2000: DMX was arrested for driving without a license and marijuana possession in Cheektowaga, NY.

2006: Glam rock legend Gary Glitter goes to trial for the alleged molestation of two girls, ages 11 and 12, in his Vietnamese home. Glitter claims he was merely teaching the duo to speak English.

2007: American R&B singer Kelis was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, after the singer started screaming racial obscenities at two female police officers who were working on an undercover operation on South Beach as prostitutes. Kelis was detained and charged with two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and for resisting arrest.

2008: Canadian guitarist & singer / songwriter, Jeff Healey, died of cancer. He lost his sight to retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eyes when he was eight months old, resulting in his eyes being surgically removed. After living cancer-free for 38 years, he developed sarcoma in his legs. Despite surgery for this, the sarcoma spread to his lungs and ultimately was the cause of his death.

2009: DJ Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) checked himself into rehab to battle an alcohol addiction. His manager Garry Blackburn said. "Norman is voluntarily seeking help for his alcohol problem but he's in good shape."