Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/March 1

Births

 * 1445 - Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (d. 1510)
 * 1810 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French composer and pianist (d. 1849) (pictured)
 * 1904 - Glenn Miller, American bandleader (d. 1944)
 * 1914 - Ralph Ellison, American writer (d. 1994)
 * 1922 - Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1995)
 * 1954 - Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
 * 1978 - Jensen Ackles, American actor
 * 1994 - Justin Bieber, Canadian singer

Deaths

 * 1620 - Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (b. 1567)
 * 1792 - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)
 * 1875 - Tristan Corbière, French poet (b. 1845)
 * 1991 - Edwin H. Land, American inventor (b. 1909)