March 3
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1953
A De Havilland Comet (Canadian Pacific Air Lines) crashes in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 11 people.
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Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
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Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
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Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
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Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
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The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
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A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.
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The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
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An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
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United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board.
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Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
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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.
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2001Jvke, American singer-songwriter
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2000Jevon Holland, Canadian-American football player
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1999Corey Kispert, American basketball player
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1998Jayson Tatum, American basketball player
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1997Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress
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1997David Neres, Brazilian footballer
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1997Momoka Muraoka, Japanese para alpine skier
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1996Cameron Johnson, American basketball player
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1995Bryan Cristante, Italian footballer
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1995Maine Mendoza, Filipina actress
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1994Dilson Herrera, Colombian baseball player
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1993Gabriela Cé, Brazilian tennis player
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