Every yearMarch 1
Everything March 1 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 1 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Pig DayLead | Nature | |
| 02 | National Peanut Butter Lover's Day | Food | |
| 03 | International Wheelchair Day | Community | |
| 04 | Beer Day (Iceland) | Beer | |
| 05 | Casimir Pulaski Day | Community | |
| 06 | World Compliment Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | National Sunkist Citrus Day | Food |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 1 in some years.
Ash Wednesday — 2028
Purim — 2029
Mardi Gras — 2033
Born on March 1
Historic figures
- Frédéric Chopin1810–1849Polish pianist and composer
- Yitzhak Rabin1922–1995Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa1892–1927Japanese author and educator
- Harry Belafonte1927–2023American singer-songwriter and actor
- David Niven1910–1983English soldier and actor
- Glenn Miller1904–1944American trombonist, composer, and bandleader
- Oskar Kokoschka1886–1980Austrian-Swiss painter, poet, and playwright
- João Goulart1918–1976Brazilian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Brazil
- Archer Martin1910–2002English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Ralph Ellison1914–1994American novelist and literary critic
Celebrities & public figures
- Justin Bieberb. 1994Canadian singer-songwriter
- Javier Bardemb. 1969Spanish actor and producer
- Lupita Nyong'ob. 1983Kenyan-Mexican actress
- Keshab. 1987American singer-songwriter and actress
- Ron Howardb. 1954American actor
- Jensen Acklesb. 1978American actor and musician
- Zack Snyderb. 1966American director
- Roger Daltreyb. 1944English singer-songwriter
- Carlos Velab. 1989Mexican footballer
- Ma Dong-seokb. 1971South Korean-American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 1 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 1, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.