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March 3 is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 303 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1575 - Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most Akbar redirects here For other uses see Akbar (disambiguation Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between Bangladesh and India) on the Indian subcontinent with a history dating The Battle of Tukaroi was a battle in March 3, 1575 between the forces of Indian Mughal emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar led by Munim Khan
• 1585 - The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. The Teatro Olimpico ("Olympic Theatre" is a Theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by the Renaissance architect Andrea Andrea Palladio ( November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580) was an Italian Architect, widely considered the most influential Vicenza, a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region at the northern base of the Monte Berico
• 1791 - The United States Mint is created by the Congress of the United States. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its Trade and Commerce. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1803 - Colégio Militar is founded in Portugal by Colonel Teixeira Rebello. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the military school in Lisbon Portugal For other articles see Colégio Militar (disambiguation. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1817 - The Alabama Territory is created by splitting the Mississippi Territory. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Alabama Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed by the eastern portion of the Mississippi Territory. Mississippi Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice (in 1804
• 1820 - The U. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving
• 1845 - Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1845 - For the first time the U.S. Congress passes legislation overriding a presidential veto. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation.
• 1849 - The United States Department of the Interior is established. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally
• 1849 - The U. S. Congress passes the Gold Coinage Act allowing the minting of gold coins. The Coinage Act of 1849 or the Gold Coinage Act was an act of the United States Congress which allowed for the minting of two new denominations of Gold Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review
• 1857 - Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1861 - Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St The Emancipation Reform of 1861 in Russia was the first and most important of liberal reforms affected during the reign of Alexander II of Russia.
• 1863 - The Idaho Territory organizes as a political division of the United States. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Idaho Territory was an Organized territory of the United States which existed from 1863 to 1890 The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically
• 1865 - The U. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. Congress authorizes the formation of the Freedmen's Bureau. The Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands (usually referred to as the Freedmen's Bureau) was a U
• 1865 - Opening of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ( based in Hong Kong, is a wholly owned Subsidiary and the founding member of the HSBC group HSBC Holdings plc ( (,,,) is a Public limited company incorporated in England and Wales, headquartered in London.
• 1873 - Censorship: The U. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, or lascivious" books through the mail. The Comstock Act, (ch 258 enacted March 3, 1873) is a United States federal law which made it illegal to send any "obscene lewd and/or lascivious"
• 1875 - Georges Bizet's opera Carmen premieres at the Opéra Comique of Paris. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based The théâtre national de l’Opéra-Comique ( National Opéra Comic Theatre) is an opera company and Opera house in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1875 - The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada as recorded in The Montreal Gazette. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity is now the only English-language daily Newspaper published in Montreal,
• 1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes is privately inaugurated as the 19th President of the United States (his public inauguration coming on March 5). Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4 1822 January 17 1893 was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a
• 1878 - Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano; shortly after Congress of Berlin stripped its status to an autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Preliminary Treaty of San Stefano was a treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed at the end of the Russo-Turkish War 1877–78. See also Berlin Conference (1884-85 re Africa and Berlin Conference of 1954 (Cold War
• 1879 - The United States Geological Survey is created. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
• 1885 - The American Telephone and Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1891 - The Penalty Spot Kick rule in Association Football is conceived, but does not come into effect until the next season. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
• 1904 - Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's cylinder. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on
• 1905 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia agrees to create an elected assembly (the Duma). Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. A Duma (Ду́ма is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history
• 1910 - Rockefeller Foundation: J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he could devote full time to being a philanthropist. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Rockefeller Foundation (RF is a prominent Philanthropic organization and Private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue New York City. John Davison Rockefeller Jr (January 29 1874 &ndash May 11 1960 was a major Philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material
• 1913 - Establishment of the first football club in Bulgaria - Ticha, now known as PFC "Cherno More". Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• 1915 - NACA, the predecessor of NASA founded. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• 1918 - Germany, Austria and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's involvement in World War I, and leading to the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Not to be confused with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (February 9 1918, a similar treaty involving Ukraine and the Central Powers. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1923 - TIME magazine is published for the first time. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and
• 1924 - The 1400-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished when Caliph Abdul Mejid II of the Ottoman Empire is deposed. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A caliphate (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa) is the political leadership of the Muslim community in classical and medieval Islamic history Abdülmecid II (also with various alternate spellings including Abdul Mejid, Aakhir Khalifatul Muslimeen Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid, Abdul Medjit, and in The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman
• 1931 - The United States officially adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as its national anthem. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America
• 1938 - Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
• 1939 - In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1940 - Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Norrskensflamman in Luleå, Sweden. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Left Party ( Vänsterpartiet) is a Socialist and Feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Luleå () ( Lule sami: Luleju, Finnish: Luulaja) is a city (pop "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• 1942 - World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid the town of Broome, Western Australia killing more than 100 people. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For other places and usages see Broome. Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2200 km north
• 1943 - World War II: In London, England, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
• 1944 - The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov were instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Order of Nakhimov ( Russian: Орден Нахимова is one of the highest naval awards in former USSR and nominally in Russian Federation Order of Ushakov (Орден Ушакова was one of the highest naval awards of USSR among the Order of Nakhimov and it is up to this day The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1945 - World War II: Previously neutral Finland declares war on the Axis powers. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries
• 1953 - A Canadian Pacific Airlines De Havilland Comet crashes in Karachi, Pakistan killing 11. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Canadian Pacific Airlines, also called CP Air, was a Canadian airline that operated from 1942 to 1987 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1958 - Nuri as-Said becomes the prime minister of Iraq for the 14th time. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuri al-Said (1888 &ndash July 15, 1958) (نوري السعيد was an Iraqi politician during the British Mandate and the monarchy Office The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's Head of government. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
• 1961 - Hassan II becomes King of Morocco. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. King Hassan II (صاحب الجلالة الملك الحسن الثاني class Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• 1969 - Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1971 - Beginning of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and India's official entry to the Bangladesh Liberation War in support of Mukti Bahini. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a major military conflict between India and Pakistan. The Bangladesh Liberation War (i ( Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho) was an armed conflict between West Pakistan (later Mukti Bahini (মুক্তি বাহিনী "Liberation Army" also termed as the "Freedom Fighters" or FFs collectively refers to the armed organizations
• 1972 - Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes in unexplained circumstances. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohawk Airlines Flight 405, a Fairchild FH227B twin-engine Turboprop registered N7818M was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated
• 1974 - Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Turkish Airlines Flight 981, registration TC-JAV was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which crashed just outside Senlis, France, on March 3 Ermenonville is a town and commune 45 kilometers North-East of Paris, in the Oise département of France.
• 1974 - Roman Catholic and Lutheran officials reach an agreement for eventual reconciliation into one communion, marking the first agreement between the two churches since the Reformation. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther The term Communion is derived from Latin communio (sharing in common The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time
• 1976 - 5 workers are killed by the police in a demonstration in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1980 - The USS Nautilus is stricken. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Six ships of the US Navy have been named Nautilus, after the tropical cephalopod mollusc USS ''Nautilus'' (1799, a 12-gun schooner of 1799
• 1985 - Arthur Scargill declares that the National Union of Mineworkers national executive voted to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Great Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Scargill (born 11 January 1938 led the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM from 1981 to 2000 See also the National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa. Template talkInfobox Union See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
• 1985 - Censorship: Women Against Pornography award their "Pig Award" to Huggies Diapers, claiming that the television ads had "crossed the line between eye-catching and porn. Huggies is a brand name disposable Diaper (nappy marketed by Kimberly-Clark. "Nappy" redirects here For other uses see Nappy (disambiguation and Diaper (disambiguation. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer "
• 1991 - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Amateur Film is the low-budget Hobbyist art of Film practiced for passion and enjoyment and not for Business purposes Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965
• 1991 - In two concurring referendums: 74 % of the population of Latvia vote for independence from the Soviet Union, in Estonia - 83 %. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• 1991 - United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on approach into Colorado Springs, Colorado, killing 25. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled domestic passenger Airline flight from the now-decommissioned Stapleton International Airport in Denver The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado,
• 1992 - The nation of Bosnia was established. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
• 1997 - The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar While determining the world's tallest structure has generally been straightforward the definition of the world's tallest building or the Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications Tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 2002 - Citizens of Switzerland narrowly vote in favor of their country becoming a member of the United Nations. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• 2004 - Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazilian rival AmBev agreed to merge in a $11. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld AmBev, formally Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (Beverage Company of the Americas is a subsidiary of global brewing company Inbev and is the biggest Brewery 2 billion deal that formed InBev, the world's largest brewer. For the proposed merged company see Proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev.
• 2005 - Mayerthorpe Incident: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mayerthorpe Incident occurred on March 3, 2005 on the property of James Roszko in Rochfort Bridge, northwest of Edmonton near The Mayerthorpe Incident occurred on March 3, 2005 on the property of James Roszko in Rochfort Bridge, northwest of Edmonton near Rochfort Bridge is an Alberta hamlet with an estimated population of 60 and is located in the Lac Ste It is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis
• 2005 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without any stops without refueling - a journey of 40,234 km/25,000 mi completed in 67 hours and 2 minutes. James Stephen Fossett (born April 22 1944 missing September 3 2007 declared legally dead February 15 2008 On September 3 2007 Fossett was reported missing after

Births

• 1455 - King John II of Portugal (d. João II ( Portuguese, ʒuˈɐ̃ũ English: John II) ( March 3 1455 &ndash October 25 1495) the Perfect 1495)
• 1520 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. Matthias Flacius Illyricus ( Latin; Croatian Matija Vlačić Ilirik, German Matthias Flach) ( March 3, 1520 1575)
• 1583 - Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (d. Edward Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury ( March 3, 1583 &ndash August 20, 1648) was a British soldier Diplomat 1648)
• 1589 - Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (d. Gisbertus Voetius (latinized version of the dutch name Gijsbert Voet) ( March 3, 1589 — November 1, 1676) was a Dutch 1676)
• 1606 - Edmund Waller, British poet (d. Early life Edmund Waller was the eldest son of Robert Waller of Coleshill, Herts, and Anne Hampden his wife thus he was first cousin to John Hampden 1687)
• 1652 - Thomas Otway, British dramatist (d. Thomas Otway ( March 3, 1652 – April 14, 1685) was an English Dramatist of the Restoration period 1685)
• 1678 - Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. Marie-Madeleine Jarret De Verchères ( March 3, 1678 - August 8, 1747) was the daughter of a François Jarret a seigneur in New 1747)
• 1778 - Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover (d. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (full name Frederica Louise Caroline Sophie Charlotte Alexandrine) (b 1841)
• 1793 - William Charles Macready, English actor (d. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Charles Macready ( March 3, 1793 - April 27, 1873) English Actor, was born in London, and educated at 1873)
• 1800 - Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Heinrich Georg Bronn ( March 3, 1800 - July 5, 1862) was a German Geologist and Paleontologist. 1862)
• 1805 - Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Jonas Furrer ( March 3, 1805 - July 25, 1861) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1861 The President of the Confederation (Bundespräsident Président de la Confédération Presidente della Confederazione President da la Confederaziun is the presiding member 1861)
• 1831 - George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a George Mortimer Pullman ( March 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897) was an American inventor and industrialist 1897)
• 1839 - Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata ( March 3, 1839 - May 19, 1904) was a pioneer in the field of modern Industry 1904)
• 1845 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor ( – January 6 1918) was a German Mathematician, born in Russia. 1918)
• 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1922)
• 1848 - Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Lilian Adelaide Neilson ( 3 March 1848 - 15 August 1880) born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was an English stage actress 1880)
• 1851 - Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Alexandros Papadiamantis ( Greek:) ( March 3, 1851 - 3 January, 1911) was a famous and influential Greek writer 1911)
• 1860 - John Montgomery Ward, American baseball player (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting John Montgomery Ward ( March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was a 19th century Major League Baseball star pitcher, Shortstop 1925)
• 1863 - Arthur Machen, Welsh-born author (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Machen (ˈmækən ( March 3, 1863 &ndash December 15, 1947) was a leading Welsh Author of the 1890s 1947)
• 1866 - Fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fred Busse ( March 3, 1866 &ndash July 9, 1914) was the mayor of Chicago, in the U 1914)
• 1871 - Maurice Garin, French cyclist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maurice Garin ( March 3, 1871 - February 19, 1957) was a Road bicycle racer best known for winning the 1903 Tour de France 1957)
• 1873 - William Green, American labor union leader (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Green ( March 3, 1873 &ndash November 21, 1952) was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 to 1952 1952)
• 1880 - Florence Auer, American actress (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Florence Auer ( March 3, 1880 - May 14, 1962) was an American theater and motion picture actress whose career spanned more than five 1962)
• 1880 - Yōsuke Matsuoka, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yōsuke "Frank" Matsuoka (松岡 洋右 Matsuoka Yōsuke March 3, 1880 &ndash June 26, 1946) was a Foreign Minister 1946)
• 1883 - Cyril Burt, educational psychologist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Cyril Lodowic Burt ( March 3, 1883 – October 10, 1971) was an English educational psychologist who contributed to 1971)
• 1886 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tore "Spencer Brown" Ørjasæter ( Skjåk, Norway, March 3, 1886 - Skjåk February 29, 1968) is considered one 1968)
• 1890 - Norman Bethune, Canadian doctor and humanitarian (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Norman Bethune ( March 4, 1890 &ndash November 12, 1939) was a Canadian Physician and medical innovator 1939)
• 1893 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Beatrice Wood ( March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and Studio potter, who late in life was dubbed 1998)
• 1895 - Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, Norwegian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch ( March 3, 1895 January 31, 1973) was a Norwegian Economist. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1973)
• 1895 - Matthew Ridgway, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, U. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Matthew Bunker Ridgway ( March 3, 1895 &ndash July 26, 1993) was a United States Army General. S. Army Chief of Staff (d. 1993)
• 1910 - Kittens Reichert, American silent screen child actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kittens Reichert ( March 3, 1910 – January 11, 1990) was an American Child actress in Silent films She was 1990)
• 1911 - Jean Harlow, American actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s 1937)
• 1911 - Hugues Lapointe, Canadian politician and Lieutenant governor of Quebec (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hughes Lapointe, PC, OC, CD ( March 3, 1911 &ndash November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer 1982)
• 1918 - Dr. Arthur Kornberg, American Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Kornberg ( March 3, 1918 &ndash October 26, 2007) was an American Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2007)
• 1918 - Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrian (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fritz Thiedemann ( March 3, 1918 &ndash January 8, 2000) was a German equestrian, considered to be one of the greatest 2000)
• 1920 - Julius Boros, American golfer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Professional wins (24 PGA Tour wins (18 1952 (2 US Open, World Championship of Golf 1954 (2 Ardmore 1994)
• 1920 - James Doohan, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) James Montgomery Doohan ( March 3, 1920 &ndash July 20, 2005) was a Canadian character and voice Actor 2005)
• 1920 - Ronald Searle, British illustrator
• 1922 - Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald William Fordham Searle CBE (b 3 March 1920, Cambridge England) is an influential English Artist and Cartoonist Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nándor Hidegkuti ( March 3 1922 &ndash February 14, 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager 2002)
• 1923 - Barney Martin, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barney Martin ( March 3 1923 &ndash March 21 2005) was an American Actor. 2005)
• 1923 - Doc Watson, American musician
• 1924 - Tomiichi Murayama, former Prime Minister of Japan
• 1924 - Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio presenter
• 1924 - Lilian Velez, Filipno actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (born March 3, 1923) is an American Guitar player Songwriter and Singer of Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a retired Japanese politician who served as the 81st Prime Minister of Japan from June 30, 1994 to January 11, 1996. Ali Faik Zaghloul ( Arabic: علي فايق زغلول; b 3 March, 1924 - d This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting Lilian Velez ( March 3, 1924 — June 26, 1948) was a Filipino film actress and Singer. 1948)
• 1926 - Lys Assia, Swiss singer
• 1926 - Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American Catholic prelate (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Anthony Ferrario ( March 3, 1926 &ndash December 12, 2003) was the third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu 2003)
• 1926 - James Merrill, American poet (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Ingram Merrill ( March 3, 1926 &ndash February 6, 1995) was a Pulitzer Prize winning 1995)
• 1927 - Pierre Aubert, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1930 - Heiner Geißler, German politician
• 1930 - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
• 1933 - Marco Antonio Muñiz, Mexican singer (Los Tres Aces)
• 1933 - Margaret Fink, Australian film producer
• 1933 - Lee Radziwill, American fashion executive
• 1933 - Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor
• 1937 - Bobby Driscoll, American actor (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Aubert (born March 3, 1927) is a Swiss politician lawyer and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1978-1987 Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heiner Geißler (born March 3, 1930) is a German Politician with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU party Ion Iliescu (born March 3, 1930) is a Romanian politician He was the elected President of Romania for eleven years (three terms from 1990 The President of Romania is the Head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a Two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004 Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marco Antonio Muñiz (born March 3, 1933) is a famous singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Margaret Fink (born Margaret Elliott on March 3, 1933) is a prominent Australian film producer noted for her important role in the revival of Australian Caroline Lee Ross (née Bouvier formerly Canfield formerly Radziwill(born March 3, 1933 in Southampton, New York) best known as Alfredo Landa Areitio ( March 3, 1933) is a Spanish actor He was born in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Driscoll ( March 3 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa – March 30 1968 in New York City) was an Academy 1968)
• 1940 - Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist
• 1940 - Perry Ellis, fashion designer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germán Castro Caycedo (born March 3, 1940) is a Colombian Journalist and Writer. Perry Ellis ( March 3, 1940 &ndash May 30, 1986) was an American Fashion designer who founded a sportswear house in the mid-1970s 1986)
• 1940 - Owen Spencer-Thomas, English broadcaster, journalist and Anglican clergyman
• 1942 - Mike Pender, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)
• 1945 - George Miller, Australian film director
• 1946 - John Virgo, English snooker player
• 1947 - Jennifer Warnes, American singer and songwriter
• 1947 - Otto Stuppacher, Austrian racing driver (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Owen Robert Spencer-Thomas MBE was born on 3 March 1940 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Pender was born on March 3, 1942 in Kirkdale, Liverpool and was an original founding member of Merseybeat group (part of The Searchers are a British rock band who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Swinging Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dr George (Miliotis Miller (born 3 March 1945 is an Academy-Award winning Australian Film and Television Screenwriter, director Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Virgo (born 3 March, 1946, in Salford, Lancashire, England) is an English former professional Snooker player Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter Otto Stuppacher ( March 3, 1947 &ndash August 13, 2001) was a Racing driver from Vienna, Austria 2001)
• 1947 - Clifton Snider, American poet and writer
• 1948 - Snowy White, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd)
• 1949 - Jüri Allik, Estonian psychologist
• 1949 - Gloria Hendry, American actress
• 1949 - Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player
• 1950 - Tim Kazurinsky, American actor and comedian
• 1951 - Lindsay Cooper, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel)
• 1952 - Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifton Mark Snider is an American poet novelist literary critic scholar and educator Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948, in Barnstaple, Devon) is an English Guitarist, primarily Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 Pink Floyd are Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jüri Allik (born on March 3 1949 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an eminent Estonian psychologist. Gloria Hendry (born March 3 1949 in Winter Haven Florida) is an African-American actress. Jesse Harrison Jefferson (born March 3, 1949 in Midlothian Virginia) is a former starting and Relief pitcher in Major League Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tim Kazurinsky (born March 3 1950) is an American Comedian best known for performances on the NBC show Saturday Night Live Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Lindsay Cooper (born 3 March 1951) is an English Bassoon and Oboe player Composer and Political activist Henry Cow were an English Avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred News from Babel were an English Avant-garde rock group founded in 1983 by Chris Cutler, Lindsay Cooper, Zeena Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dermot John Morgan ( 3 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish schoolteacher-turned-comedian and actor who achieved international 1998)
• 1953 - Robyn Hitchcock, British musician
• 1953 - Zico, Brazilian footballer
• 1954 - Édouard Lock, Canadian dance choreographer (La La La Human Steps)
• 1955 - Andy Breckman, American comedian and radio personality
• 1956 - Zbigniew Boniek, Polish footballer
• 1958 - Miranda Richardson, British actress
• 1958 - Marc Silvestri, American comic book artist and publisher (Top Cow Productions)
• 1959 - Ira Glass, American radio host
• 1960 - Neal Heaton, American baseball player
• 1960 - Colin Wells, English cricketer
• 1961 - Perry McCarthy, English racing driver
• 1961 - Mary Page Keller, American actress
• 1961 - Knut Nærum, Norwegian comedian
• 1961 - Fatima Whitbread, English javelin thrower
• 1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete
• 1962 - Glen E. Friedman, American photographer and artist
• 1962 - Herschel Walker, American football player
• 1963 - Sophia Aliberti, Greek actress and TV presenter
• 1964 - Raúl Alcalá, Mexican cyclist
• 1964 - Laura Harring, Mexican-born American actress
• 1964 - Duncan Phillips, Australian drummer (Newsboys)
• 1966 - Fernando Colunga, Mexican actor
• 1966 - Timo Tolkki, Finnish musician (Stratovarius)
• 1966 - Tone Lōc, American rapper and actor
• 1968 - Brian Leetch, American ice hockey player
• 1969 - Simon Whitlock, Australian Darts Player
• 1970 - Julie Bowen, American actress
• 1970 - Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
• 1971 - Tyler Florence, chef, Food Network personality, & cookbook author
• 1972 - Darren Anderton, English footballer
• 1973 - Romāns Vainšteins, Latvian cyclist
• 1973 - Matthew Marsden, English actor and singer
• 1973 - Victoria Zdrok, Ukrainian model
• 1974 - David Faustino, American actor
• 1974 - Paula Malai Ali,Malaysian-Bruneian TV Presenter and Actress
• 1976 - Fraser Gehrig, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 - Ronan Keating, Irish singer
• 1977 - Stéphane Robidas, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 - Matt Diaz, American baseball player
• 1978 - Seomoon Tak, Korean singer
• 1979 - Patrick Renna, American actor
• 1979 - Alex Zane, English comedian
• 1980 - Mason Unck, American football player
• 1981 - Dusty Dvoracek, American football player
• 1981 - Kim Yoo-Jin (Eugene), South Korean singer and actress
• 1981 - Lil' Flip, American rapper
• 1981 - Emmanuel Pappoe, Ghanaian footballer
• 1981 - Sung Yu Ri, South Korean singer and actress
• 1982 - Jessica Biel, American actress
• 1982 - Colton Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 - Alexander Semin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1985 - Sam Morrow, Northern Irish footballer
• 1986 - Stacie Orrico, American singer

Deaths

• 1111 - Bohemund I, Prince of Antioch
• 1239 - Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English Singer-songwriter and guitarist Arthur Antunes Coimbra ɐ̃'tũnis ko'ĩbrɐ (born in March 3, 1953) better known as Zico, is a former Brazilian footballer Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Édouard Lock (born March 3, 1954 at Casablanca Morocco) is a Canadian Dance Choreographer and the founder of the La La La Human Steps is a leading Québécois Contemporary dance group in Canada, known for its energetic acrobatic style that often involves fast-paced Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Andy Breckman (born March 3, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the creator and executive producer of the television series Monk Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zbigniew Boniek ('zbigɲɛf 'bɔɲɛk (born 3 March 1956 in Bydgoszcz) is a former Polish footballer and coach Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American Comic book artist, creator and publisher Top Cow Productions ( TCP) is an American comics publisher a partner studio of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ira Glass (born March 3, 1959) is an American Public radio personality and host and producer of the radio and television show This Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neal Heaton (born March 3, 1960 in South Ozone Park New York) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed Pitcher who played for Colin Mark Wells (born 3 March 1960) is a former cricketer He was a solid county All-rounder, who played for Derbyshire and Sussex Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Perry McCarthy (born March 3, 1961) is a British Racing driver. Mary Page Keller (born March 3, 1961) is an American actress known for roles on both daytime and primetime television Knut Nærum (born March 3, 1961) is a Norwegian Comedian, Author, comics writer and TV-entertainer Fatima Whitbread MBE (born 3 March 1961 in London) is an English former javelin thrower and multiple Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St Louis Illinois) is a retired American athlete ranked among the all-time greatest Glen E Friedman (born 1962 is an American photographer and artist Herschel Walker (born March 3, 1962 in Wrightsville Georgia) is a former American football player who played at The University of Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophia Aliberti (born March 3, 1963) is a Greek Celebrity, Talk show host since 2004 Television Actress, Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Raúl Alcalá (born March 3, 1964 in Monterrey) is a professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 1985 and 1999 and again in 2008 Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican American Actress and former Miss USA (1985 Duncan Arthur Phillips, (born March 3 1964 in Nambour, Queensland) is an Australian pop / rock Drummer For the protest event see Newsboys Strike of 1899 Newsboys (sometimes stylized as newsboys) is a Grammy Award -nominated Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Fernando Colunga Olivares (born March 3, 1966 in Mexico City Mexico) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican Telenovelas Timo Tolkki (born March 3 1966, in Nurmijärvi, Finland) is best known as the former Guitarist, Songwriter, and Stratovarius is a Finnish Power metal band that formed in 1983 Tone Lōc (sometimes alternatively spelled Tone Loc or Tone-Lōc, with the second part of the name regardless of spelling pronounced like the "loc" in Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Joseph Leetch (born March 3, 1968 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a retired American professional Ice hockey defenseman Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Whitlock (born March 3, 1969 in Brisbane, Australia) is an Australian darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Bowen (born March 3 1970 is an American film and television actress. Inzamam-ul-Haq ( Urdu: انضمام الحق) (born 3 March 1970 in Multan, Punjab Province, Pakistan) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Tyler Florence (born Kevin Tyler Florence on March 3, 1971) is a chef and television star of several Food Network shows Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darren Robert Anderton (born 3 March 1972 in Southampton) is an English football player currently the captain of Bournemouth Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Romāns Vainšteins (born March 3, 1973, in Talsi) is a former professional Road bicycle racer from Latvia. Matthew Marsden (born 3 March 1973 is an English actor and singer Dr Victoria Nika Zdrok (born 3 March 1973 in Kiev, Soviet Union) is a Playboy Playmate, Penthouse Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. David Faustino (born March 3, 1974) is an American Actor and Singer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paula Malai Ali Othman (born 3 March 1974, in Brunei) is a television personality from Brunei Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fraser Gehrig (born 3 March 1976 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL currently listed with the St Kilda Football Club Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Stéphane Robidas (born March 3, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Professional Ice hockey defenceman currently Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For the US Navy officer see Matthew Diaz. Matthew Edward Diaz (ˈdаɪæz (born March 3, 1978 in Portland Oregon Seomoon Tak (born March 3, 1978) is a Korean rock singer She had her debut at a music festival in 1994 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Renna (born March 3, 1979) is an American actor from Boston Massachusetts, who began his career in the film The Sandlot playing Alex Zane (born 3 March 1979 in Leeds) is an English Television presenter, Stand-up comedian and DJ. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mason Unck (born March 3, 1980 in Ogden Utah) is a Linebacker for the Cleveland Browns. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Dusty Dvoracek (born March 3, 1981, in Lake Dallas Texas) is an American football player who attended the University of Oklahoma and played Kim Yoo-jin (born March 3, 1981) professionally known in English as Eugene, is a South Korean singer and actress known mostly for her musical Emmanuel Addoquaye Pappoe (born March 3, 1981 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays defender with Sung Yu Ri (born March 3 1981) was the youngest member of the disbanded Korean pop group Fin Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and former model, who has appeared in several Hollywood Colton Douglas Orr (born March 3, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Valerievich Semin ((Александр Валерьевич Сёмин born March 3, 1984 in Krasnoyarsk, USSR) is a Russian Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Morrow (born March 3, 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) aka Sam Morrow or Sammy Morrow, is a professional Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Grammy -nominated and Dove Award -winning pop Singer - Lyricist Bohemond I (also spelled Bohemund or Boamund; c 1058&ndash 3 March 1111) Prince of Taranto and Prince of Antioch Vladimir IV Rurikovich (Владимир Рюрикович in Russian) (1187 &ndash March 3, 1239) Prince of Pereyaslavl (1206-1213 1187)
• 1459 - Ausiàs March, Catalan poet (b. Ausiàs March (c 1397 - March 3, 1459) Valencian Poet, was born in Gandia ( Valencia) towards the end of the 1397)
• 1554 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (b. John Frederick I Elector of Saxony (Johann Friedrich I b Torgau, 30 June 1503 – d 1503)
• 1703 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Hooke, FRS (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703 was an English Natural philosopher and Polymath who played an important role in the 1635)
• 1706 - Johann Pachelbel, German composer (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1653)
• 1707 - Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor of India (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Aurangzeb ( (full title Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi) ( November 4, The Mughal Empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the end of the 17th century 1618)
• 1717 - Pierre Allix, French Protestant pastor (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Allix (1641 &ndash March 3, 1717) French Protestant pastor and author 1641)
• 1744 - Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist
• 1765 - William Stukeley, English archaeologist (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Barbeyrac ( March 15, 1674 ? March 3, 1744) was a French Jurist. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Rev Dr William Stukeley FRS, FRCP FSA ( November 7, 1687 &ndash March 3, 1765) was an English antiquary who pioneered 1687)
• 1768 - Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nicola (Antonio Porpora ( August 17, 1686 - March 3, 1768 was an Italian composer of Baroque operas (see Opera seria) and teacher 1686)
• 1792 - Robert Adam, Scottish architect (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Adam ( 3 July 1728 &ndash 3 March 1792) was a Scottish neoclassical Architect, Interior designer 1728)
• 1850 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery ( 3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith Jr 1806)
• 1894 - Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Nagle Williamson ( October 24, 1857 - March 3, 1894) was a Major League Baseball player for the Indianapolis 1857)
• 1899 - William P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William P Sprague (May 21 1827 &ndash March 3 1899 was a businessman banker politician and a two-term U 1827)
• 1927 - Mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev ( Михаил Арцыбашев October 24 Old Style 1878 - March 3 1927) was a leading exponent of 1878)
• 1927 - J.G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh motor-racing driver (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Godfrey Parry-Thomas ( April 6 1884 &ndash March 3 1927) was a Welsh engineer and Motor-racing driver 1884)
• 1932 - Eugen d'Albert, German composer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Eugen Francis Charles d'Albert (10 April 1864 &ndash 3 March 1932 was a Scottish-born German Pianist and Composer. 1864)
• 1943 - George Thompson, English cricketer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Joseph Thompson ( October 27, 1877 &ndash March 3, 1943) was the mainstay of the Northamptonshire county Cricket 1877)
• 1953 - James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Jackson Jeffries ("The Boilermaker " ( April 15, 1875 in Carroll Ohio – March 3, 1953 in Burbank 1875)
• 1959 - Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo; March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959) was an American Actor and Comedian 1906)
• 1961 - Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Wittgenstein ( May 11, 1887 &ndash March 3, 1961) was an Austrian born Pianist. 1887)
• 1966 - William Frawley, American actor (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. William Clement Frawley ( February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American stage Entertainer, screen 1887)
• 1966 - Alice Pearce, American actress (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alicia “Alice” Pearce ( October 16[[ 917]] - March 3[[ 966]] was an American Emmy Award winning television film and stage Actress 1917)
• 1982 - Georges Perec, French writer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Georges Perec ( 7 March 1936 &ndash 3 March 1982) was a highly-regarded French 1936)
• 1983 - Hergé, Belgian comics creator (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Georges Prosper Remi ( May 22, 1907 - March 3, 1983) better known by the Pen name Hergé, was a Belgian 1907)
• 1983 - Arthur Koestler, Austrian writer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Koestler CBE ( September 5, 1905, Budapest &ndash March 3, 1983, London) was a 1905)
• 1987 - Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and comedian (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian 1913)
• 1988 - Sewall Wright, American biologist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sewall Green Wright ( December 21, 1889 – March 3, 1988) was an American Geneticist 1889)
• 1990 - Gérard Blitz, Belgian waterpoloist and entrepreneur (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Gérard Blitz ( February 28, 1912 – March 3, 1990 in Paris) was a Belgian Jew, Water polo player 1912)
• 1991 - Arthur Murray, American dancer and dance instructor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Arthur Murray ( April 4, 1895 &ndash March 3, 1991) was a Dance instructor and Businessman, whose name is most often associated 1895)
• 1993 - Carlos Marcello, Tunisian-born gangster (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Marcello (b February 6, 1910 &ndash March 3, 1993) was a New Orleans Mobster who became the boss of the 1910)
• 1993 - Carlos Montoya, flamenco guitarist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Carlos Montoya ( 13 December 1903 &ndash 3 March 1993) a prominent Flamenco guitarist was a founder of the modern-day popular 1903)
• 1993 - Albert Sabin, Polish-born medical researcher (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26 1906 – March 3 1993 was an American medical researcher best-known for having developed an oral Polio vaccine. 1906)
• 1995 - Howard W. Hunter, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Howard William Hunter ( November 14, 1907 &ndash March 3, 1995) was the fourteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1907)
• 1996 - Marguerite Duras, French writer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras (maʀgəʁit dyˈʁas in French ( April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a French 1914)
• 1996 - John Cardinal Krol, American Catholic clergyman (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Joseph Cardinal Krol, JCL ( October 26, 1910 &mdash March 3, 1996) was a Polish-American Prelate 1910)
• 1998 - Fred Friendly, American broadcast executive (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Fred Friendly should not be confused with Ed Friendly. Fred W 1915)
• 1999 - Gerhard Herzberg, German-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gerhard Herzberg, PC, CC, FRSC, FRS ( December 25, 1904 &ndash March 3, 1999) was a pioneering The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1904)
• 2000 - Toni Ortelli, Italian composer and alpinist (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Antonio "Toni" Ortelli (born November 25, 1904, Schio, Italy; died March 3, 2000, Schio was an Italian 1904)
• 2001 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Louis Edmonds ( September 24, 1923 - March 3, 2001) was an American Actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1923)
• 2002 - Harlan Howard, American musician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harlan Perry Howard ( September 8 1927 - March 3 2002) was an American Hall of Fame Country music Songwriter 1927)
• 2003 - Horst Buchholz, German actor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Horst Werner Buchholz ( December 4, 1933 – March 3, 2003) was a German Actor, best remembered for his part in 1933)
• 2003 - Luis Marden, American photojournalist (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Marden (born Annibale Luigi Paragallo) ( January 25, 1913 – March 3, 2003) was an American photographer explorer writer filmmaker 1913)
• 2003 - Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Goffredo Petrassi ( 16 July 1904 &ndash 3 March 2003) was an Italian Composer of Modern classical music, 1904)
• 2003 - Peter Smithson, English architect (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on English Architects Alison Smithson (1928-1993 and Peter Smithson ( 18 September 1923 - 3 March 2003) together formed 1923)
• 2004 - Cecily Adams, American actress and casting director (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cecily April Adams ( February 6, 1958 – March 3, 2004) was born in Jamaica Queens New York, the daughter of comic actor Don 1958)
• 2005 - Max M. Fisher, American philanthropist (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Martin Fisher, JD ( July 15[[ 908]]- March 3[[ 005]] was an internationally-known businessman philanthropist and benefactor/alumnus of the Fisher College 1928)
• 2006 - Ivor Cutler, Scottish poet (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 &ndash 3 March 2006 was a Scottish Poet, Songwriter and Humorist. 1923)
• 2006 - William Herskovic, Holocaust hero and philanthropist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Herskovic (June 1914 - March 3 2006) was a Holocaust survivor and humanitarian 1914)

Holidays and observances

• Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) - Japanese celebration day for girls. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Japanese, or Girls' Day is held on March 3, the third day of the third month For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Bulgaria - Liberation Day. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• March 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Australia - Labour Day. March 2 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - March 4 Fixed commemorations All commemorations below are observed on March 16 by For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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