March 2

Events

 * 1897 - Marconi is granted first wireless patent
 * 1959 - A push-button phone was tested to see if customers dial fewer wrong numbers using the new design.

Births

 * 1824 -, Czech composer (d. 1884)
 * 1900 -, German composer (d. 1950)
 * 1913 -, Spanish guitarist (d. 1996)
 * 1940 -, Italian-born composer (d. 2005)
 * 1942 -, American singer and guitarist
 * 1943 -, English drummer (The Shadows) (d. 2005)
 * 1948 -, American guitarist
 * 1948 -, Irish guitarist (d. 1995)
 * 1950 -, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (d. 1983)
 * 1955 -, American musician (The Osmonds)
 * 1956 -, American musician (The Cowsills)
 * 1962 -, American musician (Bon Jovi)
 * 1962 -, American musician (Scott La Rock)
 * 1977 -, English musician (Coldplay)
 * 1985 -, British singer (The Kooks)