March 2nd

March 2 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 294 days remaining until the end of time.

1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances despite much trepidation

1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico. Peen, yes. Peonage, no.

1933 "King Kong" premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City.  Due to the moral sensibilities of the times, Kong's dong is tucked in a posing strap.

1955 William Inge's "Bus Stop" premieres in New York City. My, my, just look at Don Murray in those Wrangler jeans!

1976 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances. It would’ve run longer with Boris Kodjoe in the title role IMHO

1977 Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive AFI Life Achievement Award

1900 Kurt Weill, probably gay German composer

1904 Dr. Seuss [Theodor Seuss Geisel], US children's book writer/illustrator

1909 Mel Ott, US baseball right fielder

1930 Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 

1941 Jon Finch, English actor

1942 Lou Reed, US singer/songwriter/musician

 

1950 Karen Carpenter, US singer/drummer

1962 Jon Bon Jovi, US singer/songwriter/musician/actor

1963 Charles Perez Rinehard- gay news anchor/former talk show host/family man

1964 Laird Hamilton, US surfer (not related to George Hamilton)

1968 Daniel Craig, English actor/he's the 006th 007

He looks so much better without those stupid baby blue swimming trunks.

1971 Stefano Accorsi, Italian actor

1972 Tim Bergmann, German actor

1979 David Skrela, French rugger/Dieux du Stade model

1988 Matthew Mitcham, openly gay Australian Olympic Gold-Medal winning diver

1930 D[avid] H Lawrence, frequently banned English poet and writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover, Women In Love), wrestles with an angel

1982 Philip K[indred] Dick, US author (Hugo-1963, Dr. Futurity), sees a dark future

1987 Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), catches up to Cary Grant 3 months later. I’m not saying they were more than friends. . .

2010 Emil Forselius, Swedish actor (Naken), examines the Himmelblå up close and personal.