March 3rd, 1952

Born on March 3rd, 1952

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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, 1952

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Ali Gomaa

Egyptian imam

*March 3rd, 1952, Beni Suef

72

Vincent Tan

Malaysian businessman

*March 3rd, 1952, Batu Pahat District

72

Eric Torkelson

American football player

*March 3rd, 1952, Troy

72

Susan Zirinsky

American journalist and television news producer

*March 3rd, 1952, New York City

72

Günter Assenmacher

German priest and theologian

*March 3rd, 1952, Sieglar

70

Kazuki Ōmori

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1952-2022)

*March 3rd, 1952, Higashisumiyoshi-ku †November 12th, 2022, Nishinomiya

72

Ben Segenreich

Austro-Israeli journalist

*March 3rd, 1952, Vienna

72

Knut Hamre

Norwegian musician

*March 3rd, 1952, Voss

72

Cornelius Cash

American basketball player

*March 3rd, 1952, Macon

72

Chris Carenza

American soccer player

*March 3rd, 1952, St. Louis

72

Asaad Abu Gilel al-Taie

SCIRI governor of Najaf province

*March 3rd, 1952, Najaf

72

Goert Giltay

Dutch camera operator

*March 3rd, 1952, Zandvoort

72

Ângela Vieira

Brazilian actress

*March 3rd, 1952, Rio de Janeiro

72

Randy Gradishar

American football player (born 1952)

*March 3rd, 1952, Warren

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63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

71

Zico

Brazilian association football player and manager

*March 3rd, 1953, Rio de Janeiro

73

Jean-Louis Destans

French politician

*March 3rd, 1951, Libourne

71

Dagmar Freitag

German politician

*March 3rd, 1953, Letmathe

82

Mike Pender

British musician

*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

33

Deyanira Angulo

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1991, Naucalpan de Juárez Municipality

42

Jessica Biel

American actress

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

75

Régis Ovion

French bicyclist

*March 3rd, 1949, Vigneux-sur-Seine

66

Jan Simonsen

Norwegian politician (1953-2019)

*March 3rd, 1953, Stavanger Municipality †August 12th, 2019

48

Geoffrey Bellingham

New Zealand badminton player

*March 3rd, 1976, Lower Hutt

27

Camila Cabello

Cuban-Mexican-American singer, actress and songwriter

*March 3rd, 1997, Cojímar

85

Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

66

Jean-Christophe Attias

French academic

*March 3rd, 1958, Bayeux

32

Naoko Fukuman

Badminton player

*March 3rd, 1992, Osaka

85

Edith Peinemann

German classical violinist, music pedagogue and university teacher

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

66

Miranda Richardson

English actress

*March 3rd, 1958, Southport

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

59

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Ethiopian microbiologist, malaria researcher, and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization

*March 3rd, 1965, Asmara

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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