The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
Tag: 2 March
2 March 1882
Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick McLean in Windsor.
2 March 1962
Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a game to set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association.
2 March 1943
United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships in what is known as the Battle of the Bismarck Sea