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March 3: Day of the Week
March 3, 2024 was the 63rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 303 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
March 3 Historical Event(s)
1284
The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England.
1820
The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.
1878
The Russo-Turkish War ends as 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.
1885
The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
1910
Rockefeller Foundation: J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
1931
The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.
1985
A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.
1991
An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
2004
Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazilian rival AmBev agree to merge in a $11.2 billion deal that forms InBev, the world’s largest brewer.
2009
The building of the Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln (Historical Archives) in Cologne, Germany, collapses.
Who were born on March 3?
1851
Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (d. 1911)
1891
Damaskinos, Archbishop of Athens and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1949)
1920
Ronald Searle, British illustrator
1926
Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American Catholic prelate (d. 2003)
1940
Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist
1949
Jesse Jefferson, American baseball player
1969
Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player
1977
Stéphane Robidas, Canadian ice hockey player
1979
Alex Zane, English comedian
1979
Patrick Renna, American actor
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