March 3rd, 1574

Born on March 3rd, 1574

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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

75

Alexander Graham Bell

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

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

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

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

33

Thomas Otway

English writer and dramatist (1652-1685)

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

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

65

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

English soldier and poet (1583–1648)

*March 3rd, 1583, Eyton on Severn †August 20th, 1648, 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

Same year
Born in 1574

86

William Oughtred

English mathematician and Anglican minister (1574–1660)

*March 5th, 1574, Eton †June 30th, 1660, Albury

80

Innocent X

Pope from 1644 to 1655

*May 6th, 1574, Rome †January 7th, 1655, Rome

44

Anne of Denmark

Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England (1574-1619)

*December 12th, 1574, Skanderborg Slot †March 2nd, 1619, Hampton Court Palace

53

François de Sourdis

Catholic cardinal

*October 25th, 1574, Poitou †February 8th, 1628, Bordeaux

63

Robert Fludd

British mathematician, doctor and astrologer

*January 17th, 1574, Milgate House †September 8th, 1637, London

36

Frederick IV, Elector Palatine

(1574-1610); Elector Palatine

*March 5th, 1574, Amberg †September 19th, 1610, Heidelberg

67

Holger Rosenkrantz

(1574-1642)

*December 14th, 1574, Kalø slot †October 28th, 1642, Copenhagen

74

Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1574-1648)

*August 28th, 1574, Celle †December 10th, 1648, Celle

60

Elisabeth of Lorraine

French princess (1574-1635)

*October 9th, 1574, Nancy †January 4th, 1635, Braunau am Inn

55

Cornelius Paulinus Swanenburg

Dutch jurist

*September 12th, 1574, Leiden †May 12th, 1630, Leiden

46

Princess Maria Christina I, Princess of Transylvania

Princess Consort of Transylvania and Austrian archduchess (1574-1621)

*November 10th, 1574, Graz †April 6th, 1621, Hall in Tirol

47

Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen

Prince Bishop of Bamberg and Wurtzburg

*November 30th, 1574, Lauda-Königshofen †January 1st, 1622, Diet of Regensburg

49

Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna

Spanish duke

*December 17th, 1574, Osuna †September 24th, 1624, Madrid

54

Thomas Platter the Younger

Swiss physician, traveller and writer (1574-1628)

*July 24th, 1574, Basel †December 4th, 1628, Basel

66

Osta Morat

Dey of Tunis (1570-1640)

*March 19th, 1574, Levanto †May 31st, 1640, Tunis

45

Mark Sittich von Hohenems

Austrian nobleman

*January 1st, 1574, Hohenems †October 9th, 1619, Salzburg

75

Christoph Scheiner

Jesuit father, physicist and astronomer (*1575 – †1650)

*November 30th, 1574, Markt Wald †July 18th, 1650, Nysa

42

Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn

Duke of Teschen

*December 12th, 1574, Cieszyn †July 13th, 1617, Cieszyn

75

Robert Dudley

English engineer, explorer, cartographer (1574-1649)

*August 7th, 1574, Richmond Palace †September 6th, 1649, Tuscany

63

John Wilbye

English composer

*March 7th, 1574, Diss †January 1st, 1638, Colchester

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1574 is a normal year and no leap year.

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