What Day of the Week

March 11, 2021 was the 70^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 295 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 222

  Emperor Elagabalus is assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. Their mutilated bodies are dragged through the streets of Rome before being thrown into the Tiber.
• 1708

  Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
• 1811

  During André Masséna’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras, a division led by French Marshal Michel Ney fights off a combined Anglo-Portuguese force to give Masséna time to escape.
• 1888

  The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
• 1927

  In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
• 1942

  World War II: General Douglas MacArthur leaves Corregidor.
• 1983

  Pakistan successfully conducts a cold test of a nuclear weapon.
• 1990

  Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
• 2004

  Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
• 2007

  Russian helicopters reportedly attack the Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.

• 1903

  Ronald Syme, New Zealand classicist and historian (d. 1989)
• 1922

  Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek philosopher and economist (d. 1997)
• 1926

  İlhan Mimaroğlu, Turkish musician and composer
• 1952

  Douglas Adams, English writer (d. 2001)
• 1967

  John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor
• 1969

  Soraya, Colombian-American singer (d. 2006)
• 1980

  Dan Uggla, American baseball player
• 1984

  Anna Tsuchiya, Japanese model, actress and singer
• 1986

  Mariko Shinoda, Japanese actress (AKB48)
• 1992

  Sacha Parkinson, British actress

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