This day in history: 2 march

1619: Anne of Denmark, Queen of England and Scotland, passed away. She was the consort of King James VI and I.
1791: John Wesley, the English theologian and founder of Methodism, died. Wesley’s influence shaped Protestant Christianity significantly.
1848: The Neuchâtel revolt occurred in Switzerland against Prussian rule, marking a significant moment in Swiss history.
1940: British cargo liner Domala was bombed by German forces off the Isle of Wight during World War II, resulting in the loss of 108 lives.
1943: During World War II, the Soviets retook the Rzhev salient from German forces, marking a turning point on the Eastern Front.
1945: The U.S. Ninth Army crossed into Germany and reached the Rhine River near Düsseldorf during World War II.

1807: The U.S. Congress passed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, banning the importation of enslaved people into the United States from foreign countries.
1836: Texas declared its independence from Mexico, forming the Republic of Texas.
1861: The U.S. Congress created the territories of Nevada and Dakota.
1877: Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the highly contested 1876 presidential election, despite losing the popular vote to Samuel J. Tilden.
1943: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea began during World War II, where U.S. and Australian forces successfully attacked a Japanese convoy heading to New Guinea.
1962: Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA record by scoring 100 points in a single game for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks.

1657: The Great Fire of Meireki devastated Edo (modern-day Tokyo), claiming nearly 100,000 lives in Japan.
1886: The Imperial University proclamation was issued in Japan, establishing the Imperial University, which later became Tokyo University.
1943: During World War II, United States and Australian forces sank Japanese convoy ships in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
1969: A border conflict began between the Soviet Union and China, marking heightened tensions during the Cold War.

1498: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reached the Island of Mozambique during his first voyage to India. This marked an important moment in European exploration and its interactions with Africa.
1956: Morocco declared independence from France. Sultan Muhammad V formed the first Moroccan government, ending the French protectorate established in 1912. Spain granted its portion of Moroccan territory independence later, on April 7 of the same year.
2021: All 279 schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in Zamfara State, Nigeria, were released by their captors. This was part of a series of mass kidnappings in Nigeria by armed groups.