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March 2:

Book releases
 * 2010 - Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith
 * 2010 - Shadowrise, third book (of four) in the Shadowmarch fantasy series by Tad Williams

Television series
 * 1996 - Space Cases, a science fiction television series begins airing on Nickelodeon
 * 2007 - Day Break, a dramatic thriller science fiction television series finishes airing on ABC

Births
 * 1900 - Morris K. Jessup (d. 1959), best known for pioneering ufological writings and his role in "uncovering" the so-called "Philadelphia Experiment"
 * 1931 - Duane Graveline, a medical doctor and former NASA astronaut who now writes medical and science fiction
 * 1962 - Hiroyuki Morioka, a Japanese science fiction writer

Deaths
 * 1982 - Philip K. Dick (b. 1928), an American science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist
 * 2003 - Fred Freiberger (b. 1915), an American television producer and script writer best known for producing of the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series and the second season of Space: 1999