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Who died on March 3

100 figures who shaped history died on March 3.

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Winwaloe — Breton abbot and saint (c. 460–532), who died on March 3 532.

Vladimir IV of Kiev — Grand Prince of Kiev from 1223 to 1235, who died on March 3 1239.

Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle — English military commander, who died on March 3 1323.

Ausiàs March — Valencian poet and knight, who died on March 3 1459.

John Frederick I of Saxony — Elector of Saxony from 1532 to 1547, who died on March 3 1554.

Sebastiano Venier — Doge of Venice from 1577 to 1578, who died on March 3 1578.

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Who died on March 3?

100 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 3, including Winwaloe, Vladimir IV of Kiev, Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on March 3?

44 documented historical events happened on March 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Statute of Rhuddlan was enacted, introducing English common law to the Principality of Wales. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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