March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the
Gregorian Calendar (63rd in
leap years). There are 303 days remaining.
Births:
Deaths:
- 1999 [Walter LaGrand]? (German national, executed by the State of Arizona)
Events:
- 1931: The United States adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem.
- 1999: The State of Arizona executes [Walter LaGrand]?, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Walter's brother Karl had been executed a week earlier; Germany had initiated legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save Walter. See the [LaGrand case]?.
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
March 2 - March 4 - February 3 - April 3 - more historical anniversaries
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