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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 3, including Alain (philosopher), Henry Wood, Maurice Garin. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

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.

16 observances are celebrated on March 3 around the world: 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. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.