March 2 in history: Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia, Concorde's maiden flight and more!
| Updated: Mar 02, 2020, 04:33 PM IST
From Alexander II becoming the Tsar of Russia to Ranjan Wijeratne's assassination.
We've covered it all!
1855
Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
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1949
Connecticut gets world's first automatic street lights.
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1969
Supersonic airliner Concorde makes maiden flight.
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1978
Grave robbers steal Charlie Chaplin's coffin from village cemetery in Switzerland.
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1991
Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister Ranjan Wijeratne assassinated.