| General Information for March 2nd 2015 |
| There are 6 public holidays today. |
| Day 61 of 2015 |
| 304 days left in 2015 |
| Week 10 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1999 - Most revered British female vocalist of the 1960s Dusty Springfield dies from breast cancer. |
| 1960 - Elvis Presley sets foot in Britain for the first and only time when he alights from a US Military DC-7 which landed to refuel at Prestwick airport, Ayrshire. |
| 1953 - The Academy Awards - Oscars - are broadcast on television for the first time. |
| 1951 - The pilot episode of I Love Lucy is recorded, inspired by Lucille Ball's hit radio show My Favourite Husband. |