1 March

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

Births

 * 1980: Ronald Weasley is born to Arthur and Molly Weasley.

Events

 * 1997: The students' trip to Hogsmeade is cancelled. Ron Weasley comes of age and swallows a Love Potion by accident; after receiving the antidote, he drinks poisoned mead which nearly kills him.

Behind the scenes

 * 1973: Paul Khanna, the actor who portrayed a Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is born.