March 3rd, 1893

Born on March 3rd, 1893

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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, 1893

89

Judith Alpi

Chilean painter (1893-1983)

*March 3rd, 1893, Santiago †February 5th, 1983, Santiago

105

Beatrice Wood

American artist (1893-1998)

*March 3rd, 1893, San Francisco †March 12th, 1998, Ojai

69

Johnny McGuire

American soccer player (1893-1962)

*March 3rd, 1893, Dunblane †November 18th, 1962, Brooklyn

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

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

33

Deyanira Angulo

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1991, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality

75

Alexander Graham Bell

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

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

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

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

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

32

Naoko Fukuman

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

85

Maurice Garin

French cyclist

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

31

Arthur Irawan

Indonesian association football player

*March 3rd, 1993, Surabaya

30

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1994, Sukoharjo

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

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

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

77

Ragnar Frisch

Norwegian economist

*March 3rd, 1895, Christiania †January 31st, 1973, Oslo

84

Tomas Milian

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

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

74

Edna Best

British actress (1900-1974)

*March 3rd, 1900, Hove †September 18th, 1974, Geneva

Same year
Born in 1893

82

Mao Zedong

1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

*December 26th, 1893, Shaoshan †September 9th, 1976, Zhongnanhai

93

Albert Szent-Györgyi

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

*September 16th, 1893, Budapest †October 22nd, 1986, Woods Hole

67

Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

*March 23rd, 1893, Dublin †July 26th, 1960, Hollywood

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

89

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt

German historian (1893-1982)

*March 31st, 1893, Königsberg †October 9th, 1982, Lübeck

53

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

*April 30th, 1893, Wesel †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

97

Ernst Theodor Eichelbaum

German politician and educationist (1893-1991)

*June 23rd, 1893, Berlin †April 16th, 1991, Schleswig-Holstein

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

79

Hans Scharoun

German architect (1893-1972)

*September 20th, 1893, Bremen †November 25th, 1972, West Berlin

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

82

Hans Siburg

German general

*June 24th, 1893, Saarburg †February 27th, 1976, Lüneburg

84

Jomo Kenyatta

First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, Mombasa

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

82

Wout Buitenweg

Dutch footballer (1893-1976)

*December 24th, 1893, Utrecht †November 10th, 1976, Utrecht

73

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

*August 22nd, 1893, West End †June 7th, 1967, New York City

50

Leslie Howard

British actor (1893–1943)

*April 3rd, 1893, London †June 1st, 1943, Cedeira

36

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Russian and Soviet poet (1893–1930)

*July 7th, 1893, Baghdati †April 14th, 1930, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1893 is a normal year and no leap year.

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