March 2

Happy Birthday RIP Theodor Geisel("Dr Seuss" 1904–1991) Karen Carpenter(1950–1983) ; Desiderio Arnaz y de Acha III("Desi Arnaz" 1917–1986) ; Mikhail Gorbachyov(Михаи́л Горбачёв)–85 John Irving(Blunt Jr)–74 Cheryl "Gates" McFadden–67 Laraine Newman–64 Jon Bon Jovi(John Bongiovi Jr)–54 Daniel Craig–48 Christopher Martin–39 Bryce Dallas Howard–35 ; 1917 – Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship ; 1933 – The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall ; 1949 – The first automatic street light is installed in New Milford, Connecticut