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3 March 2028
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
Born
2001 - Jvke, American singer-songwriterAmerican singer-songwriter and producer (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Jevon Holland, Canadian-American football playerCanadian gridiron football player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Corey Kispert, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Jayson Tatum, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actressAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Cameron Johnson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Andile Phehlukwayo, South African cricketerSouth African cricketer (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2023 - Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese novelist, 1994 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (born 1935)Japanese writer (1935–2023)
Died
2020 - Charles J. Urstadt, American real estate executive and investor (born 1928)American real estate executive (1928–2020)
Died
2019 - Peter Hurford OBE, British organist and composer (born 1930)British organist and composer (1930–2019)
Died
2018 - Roger Bannister, English middle-distance athlete, first man to run a four-minute mile (born 1929)English athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile (1929–2018)
Died
2018 - Mal Bryce, Australian politician (born 1943)Australian politician (1943–2018)
Died
2018 - Vanessa Goodwin, Australian politician (born 1969)Australian politician
Died
2018 - David Ogden Stiers, American actor, voice actor and musician (born 1942)American actor and conductor (1942–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.1 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
13.44 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Gemini
2.80 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.