Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 1
March 1: Saint David's Day in Wales, Mărţişor in Romania, Martenitsa in Bulgaria
- 1562 - The French Wars of Religion began with a massacre of Huguenots.
- 1872 - Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world, was established.
- 1896 - Ethiopia won the decisive Battle of Adowa over Italy, ending the First Italo-Abyssinian War.
- 1919 - Japanese rule in Korea: The Samil Movement in Korea began with numerous peaceful protests nationwide, but was brutally suppressed by the Japanese police and army.
- 1947 - The International Monetary Fund began its financial operations.
Recent days: February 28 – February 27 – February 26