MENU
Home
Upcoming Holidays
Religious Holidays
National Holidays
Other Days
Blog
Date converter
On This Day
Contact Us
© 2024 CalendarZ. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
English
español
français
português
русский
العربية
简体中文
March 3 in History
Historical Events on March 3
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.
1820
The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
1845
Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
1939
In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
1942
World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
1945
World War II: The RAF accidentally bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.
1969
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
2017
Nintendo releases the hybrid video game console Nintendo Switch worldwide to critical acclaim.
All Events
Famous Birthdays on March 3
1847
Alexander Graham Bell
1962
Herschel Walker
1981
Julius Malema
1997
Camila Cabello
All Births
Famous Deaths on March 3
1703
Robert Hooke
1987
Danny Kaye
2010
Michael Foot
2016
Hayabusa (wrestler)
All Deaths
02. March
04. March
Choose Another Date
Go!