Browse by date
3 March 2031
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
No items available.
Notable births
No items available.
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
Waxing Gibbous
71.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.5 days
Sun zodiac
Pisces
12.71 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Moon zodiac
Cancer
7.92 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.