March 1

Events

 * 1941 - W47NV (now known as WSM-FM) begins operations in Nashville, Tennessee becoming the first FM radio station in the U.S.
 * 1972 - Intel introduces 8008 processor

Births

 * 1810 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-born composer (d. 1849)
 * 1871 - Ben Harney, American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938)
 * 1896 - Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor and composer (d. 1960)
 * 1927 - Harry Belafonte, American musician and activist
 * 1939 - Leo Brouwer, Cuban composer and guitarist
 * 1944 - Mike d'Abo, English singer (Manfred Mann)
 * 1944 - Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
 * 1946 - Gerry Boulet, French-Canadian singer (d. 1990)
 * 1948 - Burning Spear, Jamaican singer and musician
 * 1958 - Nik Kershaw, English musician
 * 1958 - Chosei Komatsu, Japanese conductor
 * 1960 - William Bennett, English musician (Whitehouse)
 * 1963 - Rob Affuso, American drummer
 * 1963 - Thomas Anders, German singer (Modern Talking)
 * 1963 - Dan Michaels, American musician and record producer
 * 1964 - Clinton Gregory, American musician
 * 1969 - Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh drummer (Super Furry Animals)
 * 1973 - Ryan Peake, Canadian guitarist (Nickelback)
 * 1973 - Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ
 * 1983 - Elan Sara DeFan, Mexican singer-songwriter
 * 1987 - Sammie, American singer