Republic of Ireland Voters in the Republic of Ireland go to the polls for the Irish general election.
Communist party Communist Party of China official Jia Qinglin urges a "renewed struggle" against the Dalai Lama and controls over Tibetan Buddhism.
Tunisia Tunisia announces that elections are planned for mid-July 2011, as thousands protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi.
District Judge A United States district court approves a $624 million payout to former investors in Countrywide Financial.
People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China gets rid of the death penalty for 13 non-violent economic crimes.
House Representative Ronald Singson of the Philippines is sentenced to 18 months in a Hong Kong jail for cocaine possession.
Burmese Burma jails five more dissidents on charges including associating with dissident groups abroad.
Government The Government of Iran advises the International Atomic Energy Agency of serious problems with its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Snowstorm A heavy snowstorm hits the East Coast of the United States causing flight cancellations and school closures.
2011 Canterbury earthquake The New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, scheduled for 8 March, has been canceled due to the earthquake.
The death toll from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake in New Zealand rises to 113 with at least 226 people missing.
Seoul A Seoul court orders Chung Mong-koo, the Chairman of the South Korean Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, to pay US$73.1 million in compensation to his own company.
Population of Japan The population of Japan records its slowest increase since Japan first held a census.
Christian Dior Christian Dior suspends fashion designer John Galliano following his arrest in Paris for allegedly making an anti-Semitic rant towards a couple in a cafe as well as an assault.
Victorian era Victorian era photographs and parole details for women prisoners in the United Kingdom are published on Ancestry.com.
Ivory Coast Rebels in the Ivory Coast seize another town from the control of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to step down following a disputed presidential election. Unrest occurs in the capital Yamoussoukro.
Protesters 2011 Egyptian protests: Egyptian protestors claims that the Egyptian Army beat them up in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Civil war The President of the United States Barack Obama announces sanctions against the government of Libya as does the European Union.
More defections take place with a Libyan envoy to the United Nations changing sides during a meeting at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
2011 Bahraini protests Thousands of people stage an anti-government protest in the capital Manama, on a day of mourning declared by the government following the deaths of protesters.
2011 Iraqi protests At least twenty-nine are killed in a "Day of Rage" protesting against economic problems and corruption in the country.