March 3rd, 1344

Born on March 3rd, 1344

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 248,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 570 days, exactly on November 28th, 2025, people who were born on March 3rd, 1344 will be 249,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 3rd?

March 3rd, 1820

The U.S. Congress passed the Missouri Compromise, which balanced the admission of Missouri as a slave state with that of Maine as a free state.

March 3rd, 1776

American Revolutionary War: Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines successfully landed on New Providence in the Bahamas and began a raid of Nassau, capturing the port the next day.

March 3rd, 1284

The Statute of Rhuddlan was enacted, introducing English common law to the Principality of Wales.

March 3rd, 2012

Two passenger trains collided near Szczekociny, Poland, resulting in 16 deaths and 58 injuries.

March 3rd, 1991

Motorist Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers during an arrest, causing public outrage that increased tensions between the African-American community and the police department over police brutality and social inequality.

March 3rd, 1972

The British rock band Jethro Tull released Thick as a Brick, a parody concept album allegedly adapted from an eight-year-old boy's epic poem.

March 3rd, 1945

A Polish Home Army unit massacred at least 150 Ukrainian civilians in Pawłokoma, Poland.

March 3rd, 1924

The Ottoman Caliphate, the world's last widely recognized caliphate, was abolished.

March 3rd, 1913

Thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C. (program cover pictured) "in a spirit of protest" against the exclusion of women from American society.

March 3rd, 1891

Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming was established as the first national forest in the United States.

March 3rd, 1875

The first indoor game of ice hockey was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal by James Creighton and students of McGill University.

March 3rd, 2017

The Nintendo Switch releases worldwide.

March 3rd, 2005

Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.

March 3rd, 1991

United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board.

March 3rd, 1986

The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 3rd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 3rd?

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

33

Deyanira Angulo

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1991, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

75

Alexander Graham Bell

British-born American scientist and inventor (1847–1922)

*March 3rd, 1847, Edinburgh †August 2nd, 1922, Beinn Bhreagh

32

Naoko Fukuman

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

31

Arthur Irawan

Indonesian association football player

*March 3rd, 1993, Surabaya

30

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1994, Sukoharjo

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

51

Christian Oliver

German actor (1972–2024)

*March 3rd, 1972, Celle †January 4th, 2024, Caribbean Sea

85

Edith Peinemann

German classical violinist, music pedagogue and university teacher

*March 3rd, 1937, Mainz †February 24th, 2023

85

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

71

Dagmar Freitag

German politician

*March 3rd, 1953, Letmathe

33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

*March 3rd, 1652, Trotton with Chithurst †April 14th, 1685, London

34

Emmanuel Rivière

French association football player

*March 3rd, 1990, Le Lamentin

84

Tomas Milian

Cuban-born American and Italian actor (1933-2017)

*March 3rd, 1933, Havana †March 22nd, 2017, Miami

58

Mikhail Mishustin

Russian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Russia

*March 3rd, 1966, Lobnya

76

Miriam Makeba

South African singer and civil rights activist (1932–2008)

*March 3rd, 1932, Johannesburg †November 9th, 2008, Castel Volturno

71

Zico

Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 3rd, 1953, Rio de Janeiro

85

Maurice Garin

French cyclist

*March 3rd, 1871, Arvier †February 18th, 1957, Lens

66

Jan Simonsen

Norwegian politician (1953-2019)

*March 3rd, 1953, Stavanger Municipality †August 12th, 2019

59

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ethiopian microbiologist, malaria researcher, and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization

*March 3rd, 1965, Asmara

73

Jean-Louis Destans

French politician

*March 3rd, 1951, Libourne

70

Gustav Harkort

German politician (1795-1865)

*March 3rd, 1795, Haus Harkorten †August 29th, 1865, Leipzig

66

Jean-Christophe Attias

French academic

*March 3rd, 1958, Bayeux

80

William Godwin

English journalist, political philosopher and novelist

*March 3rd, 1756, Wisbech †April 7th, 1836, London

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

*March 3rd, 1911, Kansas City †June 7th, 1937, Los Angeles

99

Diana Kennedy

British food writer (1923–2022)

*March 3rd, 1923, Loughton †July 24th, 2022, Heroica Zitácuaro

84

Gilbert Barbier

French politician

*March 3rd, 1940, Amancey

31

Dion Smith

New Zealand bicycle racer

*March 3rd, 1993, Taupaki

75

Régis Ovion

French bicyclist

*March 3rd, 1949, Vigneux-sur-Seine

66

Miranda Richardson

English actress

*March 3rd, 1958, Southport

37

Shraddha Kapoor

Indian film actress and singer

*March 3rd, 1987, Mumbai

61

Siegfried Mehnert

East German boxer

*March 3rd, 1963, Delitzsch

60

Ross Boatman

British RADA-trained actor and poker player

*March 3rd, 1964, Kings Cross

56

Brian E. Cox

English physicist and musician

*March 3rd, 1968, Oldham

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Public holidays on March 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 3rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1344 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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