| General Information for March 1st 2015 |
| There are 8 public holidays today. |
| Day 60 of 2015 |
| 305 days left in 2015 |
| Week 09 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1973 - The Black September terrorist group kill three hostages at the Saudi Embassy in Khartoum. Another event mentioned in Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. |
| 1972 - In Vietnam, South Korea withdraws 11,000 of its 48,000 troops. |
| 1904 - Big Band leader Glenn Miller is born. |
| 1792 - Composer Gioacchino Rossini is born in the Papal States, Italy. |