March 3rd, 1847

Born on March 3rd, 1847

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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

Born on March 3rd, 1847

75

Alexander Graham Bell

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

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

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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

85

Maurice Garin

French cyclist

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

32

Naoko Fukuman

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

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

31

Arthur Irawan

Indonesian association football player

*March 3rd, 1993, Surabaya

30

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1994, Sukoharjo

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

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

84

Tomas Milian

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

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

76

Miriam Makeba

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

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

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

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

34

Emmanuel Rivière

French association football player

*March 3rd, 1990, Le Lamentin

71

Zico

Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 3rd, 1953, Rio de Janeiro

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Born in 1847

84

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847-1931)

*February 11th, 1847, Milan †October 18th, 1931, West Orange

86

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

*October 2nd, 1847, 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań †August 2nd, 1934, Ogrodzieniec

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

*July 3rd, 1847, Leipzig †May 23rd, 1918, Leipzig

64

Bram Stoker

Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

*November 8th, 1847, Clontarf †April 20th, 1912, St George's Square

73

Adolf von Hildebrand

German sculptor

*October 6th, 1847, Marburg †January 18th, 1921, Munich

69

Wilhelm Effmann

German architect and historian (1847–1917)

*September 14th, 1847, Essen †May 23rd, 1917, Bonn

79

Alajos Hauszmann

Architect

*June 9th, 1847, Buda †July 31st, 1926, Velence

83

Otto Wallach

German chemist

*March 27th, 1847, Königsberg †February 26th, 1931, Göttingen

74

Nikolay Zhukovsky

Russian scientist in mechanics and aerohydrodinamics

*January 5th, 1847, Orekhovo, Vladimir oblast †March 17th, 1921, Moscow

34

Jesse James

American outlaw, confederate guerrilla, and train robber

*September 5th, 1847, Kearney †April 3rd, 1882, St. Joseph

64

Joseph Pulitzer

Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

*April 10th, 1847, Makó †October 29th, 1911, Charleston

75

George Robert Sims

English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist (1847-1922)

*September 2nd, 1847, London Borough of Lambeth †September 4th, 1922, City of Westminster

85

Annie Besant

British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)

*October 1st, 1847, Clapham †September 20th, 1933, Adyar

74

Georges Sorel

French philosopher and sociologist

*November 2nd, 1847, Cherbourg †August 29th, 1922, Boulogne-Billancourt

80

Emil Ferdinand Fehling

German lawyer, civil law notary, historian and politician (1847-1927)

*August 3rd, 1847, Lübeck †August 3rd, 1927, Lübeck

61

Afonso Pena

6th president of brazil

*November 30th, 1847, Santa Bárbara †June 14th, 1909, Rio de Janeiro

28

Hristo Botev

Bulgarian poet and revolutionary

*December 25th, 1847, Kalofer †May 20th, 1876

54

Paul Alexis

Novelist, dramatist and journalist

*June 16th, 1847, Aix-en-Provence †July 28th, 1901, Levallois-Perret

63

Ernest Crofts

British artist (1847-1911)

*September 15th, 1847, Leeds †March 19th, 1911, London

70

Albert Pinkham Ryder

American painter

*March 19th, 1847, New Bedford †March 28th, 1917, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1847 is a normal year and no leap year.

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