March 3rd, 1940

Born on March 3rd, 1940

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What happened on March 3rd, 1940?

March 3rd, 1940

Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Party_(Sweden)

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, 1940

84

Gilbert Barbier

French politician

*March 3rd, 1940, Amancey

84

Jacques Berthou

French politician

*March 3rd, 1940, Lyon

84

Manfred Gelpke

East German rower

*March 3rd, 1940, Dresden

83

Horst Schmidbauer

German politician (1940–2024)

*March 3rd, 1940, Nuremberg †February 25th, 2024

70

Jean-Paul Proust

French civil servant, Minister of State of Monaco from 2005-2010 (1940-2010)

*March 3rd, 1940, Vaas †April 8th, 2010, Marseille

84

Shi Jinbo

Linguist and Tangutologist

*March 3rd, 1940, Gaobeidian

84

Mary Ellen Edmunds

American religious public speaker, author and nurse

*March 3rd, 1940, Los Angeles

81

Germán Castro Caycedo

Colombian journalist and writer

*March 3rd, 1940, Zipaquirá †July 15th, 2021, Bogotá

70

Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi

Saudi Arabian politician and writer

*March 3rd, 1940, Hofuf †August 15th, 2010, Riyadh

46

Perry Ellis

American fashion designer

*March 3rd, 1940, Portsmouth †May 30th, 1986, New York City

84

Walter Renneisen

German actor

*March 3rd, 1940, Mainz

84

Rupert Hoare

Dean of Liverpool; Bishop of Dudley

*March 3rd, 1940, Sussex

84

Irene Mawela

South African singer and composer

*March 3rd, 1940, Soweto

84

Marc Goua

French politician

*March 3rd, 1940, Le Plessis-Macé

84

Kim Yong-rim

South Korean actress

*March 3rd, 1940, Seoul

84

Katsuya Saitō

Cyclist

*March 3rd, 1940, Aichi Prefecture

69

Patricia Gage

British actress and voice actress (1940-2010)

*March 3rd, 1940, England †January 31st, 2010, Canada

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

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

85

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

37

Joel Turner

Australian rapper and beatboxer

*March 3rd, 1987, Mullumbimby

85

Edith Peinemann

German classical violinist, music pedagogue and university teacher

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

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

81

Hans Verhagen

Dutch poet, painter and writer (1939-2020)

*March 3rd, 1939, Vlissingen †April 10th, 2020, Amsterdam

94

Ion Iliescu

Romanian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

33

Deyanira Angulo

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1991, Naucalpan de Juárez delegation

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

42

Jessica Biel

American actress (born 1982)

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

80

Lee Holdridge

Haitian-born, American composer and orchestrator

*March 3rd, 1944, Port-au-Prince

32

Naoko Fukuman

Japanese badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

84

Tomas Milian

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

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

71

Dagmar Freitag

German politician

*March 3rd, 1953, Letmathe

79

Gee van Enst

Dutch rower

*March 3rd, 1945, Hummelo en Keppel

72

Hugh Foley

American rower

*March 3rd, 1944, Seattle †November 9th, 2016

30

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1994, Sukoharjo

31

Arthur Irawan

Indonesian association football player

*March 3rd, 1993, Surabaya

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi

84

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

84

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress (*1940)

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

84

Klaus Schlappner

German association football player and manager

*May 22nd, 1940, Lampertheim

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

84

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author (1940–2020)

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

84

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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