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On This Day · The 62nd day of the year

March 3

This year marks the 250th anniversary of American Revolutionary War — March 3 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Pisces is the sign for March 3 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 3?

March 3 is the 62nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1575 and 1953. Famous people born on March 3 include Ron Chernow, Bonnie J. Dunbar and Damaskinos of Athens.

Released on March 3

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Esoteric Ebb
  • Game Scott Pilgrim EX

2023

  • Game Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1575

    Mughal Empire

  2. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1845

    Florida

  4. 1891

    Shoshone National Forest

  5. 1913

    Woman Suffrage Procession

  6. 1918

    Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

  7. 1938

    Petroleum

  8. 1939

    Mumbai

  9. 1942

    World War II

  10. 1953

    De Havilland Comet

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 3

Ron Chernow

b. 1949

Bonnie J. Dunbar

b. 1949

Damaskinos of Athens

b. 1891

Alexander Graham Bell

b. 1847

Julie Bowen

b. 1970

Zico (footballer)

b. 1953

Emil Artin

b. 1898

Heinrich Georg Bronn

b. 1800

Deaths

  • 2003Horst Buchholz
  • 1999Gerhard Herzberg
  • 1983Hergé
  • 1959Lou Costello
  • 1932Eugen d'Albert
  • 1703Robert Hooke

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Anselm, Duke of Friuli
  • —Christian feast day: Arthelais
  • —Christian feast day: Cunigunde of Luxembourg
  • —Christian feast day: Katharine Drexel
  • —Christian feast day: John and Charles Wesley (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Marinus and Asterius of Caesarea
  • —Christian feast day: Winwaloe
  • —Christian feast day: March 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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