March 3rd, 1931

Born on March 3rd, 1931

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What happened on March 3rd, 1931?

March 3rd, 1931

The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

What else 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.

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

Born on March 3rd, 1931

89

Ghulam Mustafa Khan

Indian singer

*March 3rd, 1931, Budaun †January 17th, 2021, Mumbai

64

Anatoly Dyatlov

Deputy chief-engineer of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995)

*March 3rd, 1931, Atamanovo †December 13th, 1995, Kyiv

87

Bernard Morin

French mathematician

*March 3rd, 1931, Shanghai †March 12th, 2018, 14th arrondissement of Paris

88

Franz Anderrüthi

Swiss mountaineer (1931-2020)

*March 3rd, 1931, Schwyz †February 27th, 2020, Scuol

86

Kim Un-yong

South Korean sport administrator

*March 3rd, 1931, Daegu †October 3rd, 2017, Severance Hospital

93

Jerome Sattler

American educational psychologist (born 1931)

*March 3rd, 1931, New York City

93

Ron Cease

American politician

*March 3rd, 1931, Britton

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94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

76

Miriam Makeba

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

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

84

Tomas Milian

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

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

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

87

Heiner Geißler

German politician (1930-2017)

*March 3rd, 1930, Oberndorf am Neckar †September 12th, 2017, Gleisweiler

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

85

Edith Peinemann

German classical violinist, music pedagogue and university teacher

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

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

86

Hans-Dieter Künne

German civil engineer (1930-2017)

*March 3rd, 1930, Emmerich am Rhein †February 26th, 2017

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

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

85

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

33

Deyanira Angulo

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1991, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

99

Diana Kennedy

British food writer (1923–2022)

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

32

Naoko Fukuman

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

84

Gilbert Barbier

French politician

*March 3rd, 1940, Amancey

31

Arthur Irawan

Indonesian association football player

*March 3rd, 1993, Surabaya

30

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1994, Sukoharjo

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92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

93

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

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No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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