What are the important events that happened on March 3? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 3: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 3 is the 63^rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 303 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 19, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,709,424,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexacontatrigon’ day.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 332 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,090 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 3 Historical Events

• 1575 –
  Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
• 1776 –
  American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
• 1779 –
  American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
• 1924 –
  The Free State of Fiume is annexed by Kingdom of Italy.
• 1938 –
  Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• 1940 –
  Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Norrskensflamman in Luleå, Sweden.
• 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.
• 1953 –
  A Canadian Pacific Airlines De Havilland Comet crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11.
• 1974 –
  Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
• 2009 –
  The building of the Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln (Historical Archives) in Cologne, Germany, collapses.

Who were born on March 3?

• 1583 –
  Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (d. 1648)
• 1868 –
  Émile Chartier, French philosopher, journalist and pacifist (d. 1951)
• 1871 –
  Maurice Garin, French cyclist (d. 1957)
• 1920 –
  Ronald Searle, British illustrator
• 1971 –
  Charlie Brooker, English comedian, writer and broadcaster
• 1971 –
  Tyler Florence, chef, television personality and cookbook author
• 1973 –
  Victoria Zdrok, Ukrainian model
• 1978 –
  Seomoon Tak, Korean singer
• 1983 –
  Ashley Hansen, Australian Rules footballer
• 1983 –
  Sarah Poewe, South African swimmer

Who died on March 3?

• 1111 –
  Bohemund I, Prince of Antioch
• 1717 –
  Pierre Allix, French Protestant pastor (b. 1641)
• 1765 –
  William Stukeley, English archaeologist (b. 1687)
• 1768 –
  Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (b. 1686)
• 1966 –
  Joseph Fields, American playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film producer (b. 1895)
• 1977 –
  Percy Marmont, British/American actor (b. 1883)
• 1993 –
  Albert Sabin, Polish-born medical researcher (b. 1906)
• 1995 –
  Howard W. Hunter, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1907)
• 1998 –
  Fred Friendly, American broadcast executive (b. 1915)
• 2001 –
  Eugene Sledge, U.S. Marine and American author (b. 1923)