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March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). There are 305 days remaining.

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Afghanistan 2003

  • Two Afghan government soldiers were wounded in a blast in Kandahar.
  • Thousands of people gathered outside a police station in the Dasht-e Barchi district of Kabul, Afghanistan after claims that a policeman tried to kidnap a woman there. There were also claims that policemen had raped two women. Surrounding the police station, protesters wanted those responsible for the alleged attack to be punished. Protesters also nominated their own candidates to police the district. Some merchants closed shop in solidarity. Police officers were injured by protesters, who attacked them with stones in western Kabul's Dashta-e-Barchi district. Two civilians were also reported wounded. Shots were fired by police.
  • The UNHCR announced that 395,752 Afghans had voluntarily returned home from Iran since a UNHCR joint program with Tehran to the effect began on April 9, 2002. (see details of the UNHCR Afghan repatriation programs)
  • U.S. troops raided the compound of Haji Ghalib, the chief of security for Ghanikhel district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, arresting him and two others and seizing heavy weapons. Ghalib's son, Mohammed Shafiq, said the U.S. forces also seized missiles, mortars and a large quantity of anti-tank mines during the arrest. The two people detained along with Ghalib were not identified.
  • Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was arrested in a joint raid by CIA agents and Pakistani police in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Armed men fired on a U.S. observation post at the Salerno base in Khost, Afghanistan. U.S. forces returned fire. There were no casualties.
  • Three Afghan soldiers were wounded when their pickup truck ran over a landmine during a routine patrol at Panjwai district, 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Kandahar.

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Holidays and observances

Seasons beginning March 1

In Denmark, spring begins on March 1, while in Australia autumn begins on March 1.

Year Beginning March 1

If one begins each year on March 1, then each date will have the same day number in this year, regardless of whether it's a leap year or not (e.g. December 25 is always day 300). Also the months follow a regular 5-month cycle of 153 days, till the end of February. This can be seen by listing the number of days in the months thus: 

Mar 31   Aug 31   Jan 31
Apr 30   Sep 30   Feb 28/29
May 31   Oct 31
Jun 30   Nov 30
Jul 31   Dec 31

This regularity is sometimes used in calendar calculations.

February 28 - February 29 - (February 30) - March 2 - February 1 - April 1 -- listing of all days

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