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3 March 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - Two passenger trains collided near Szczekociny, Poland, resulting in 16 deaths and 58 injuries.2012 railroad accident in Poland
Anniversary
1986 - The American heavy metal band Metallica (pictured) released their third studio album, Master of Puppets, considered one of the greatest in the genre's history.American heavy metal band
Anniversary
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.British rock band
Anniversary
1945 - A Polish Home Army unit massacred at least 150 Ukrainian civilians in Pawłokoma, Poland.World War II Polish resistance movement
Anniversary
1933 - The first Nazi concentration camp was opened in Nohra to reduce overcrowding in prisons from the arrest of German Communists.Nazi concentration camp
Historical events
History
2013 - A bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 48 people and injured 200 others in a predominantly Shia Muslim area.Terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan
History
2005 - James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.Murder of four police officers in Canada
History
2005 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer (1944–2007)
History
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.New Zealand politician (born 1947)
History
1991 - An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.Genre of low-budget film by non-professionals
History
1991 - United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board.1991 aviation accident in Colorado
History
1986 - The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.Legislation by the Australian and UK parliaments
History
1985 - A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.Severe earthquake centered in Valparaíso Region, Chile
History
1980 - The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy
History
1974 - Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.1974 aviation accident in France
Notable births
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Notable deaths
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Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.3 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
13.13 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Scorpio
9.28 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.