Year 1575
Mughal emperor Akbar defeated the Bengal army in the battle of Tukaroi.
MARCH 3
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3 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 3 March.
Observances & Special Days
World Wildlife Day.
Liberation Day of Bulgaria.
Mother's Day of Georgia.
Sportsmen's Day of Egypt.
Teacher's Day of Lebanon.
Year 1845
Florida became the 27th state of the United States.
Year 1865
Establishment of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Year 1923
Publication of the first issue of Time Magazine.
Year 1938
Discovery of crude oil in Saudi Arabia.
Year 1939
Mahatma Gandhi went on a hunger strike in Mumbai against the dictatorial rule of the British government.
Year 1943
World War II, 143 killed in a stampede at an anti-bomb shelter in London.
Year 1973
Presidential Rule in the Indian state of Odisha.
Year 1986
Australia became fully independent of the United Kingdom under the 1986 Australia Act.
Year 1994
A Grammy Award awarded to Pandit Vishwamohan Bhat, a guitarist from Jaipur.
Year 2005
Steve Fawcett completed his orbit in 67 hours on a Global Fire aircraft alone and without refueling.
Born 1839
Jamsetji Tata, an Indian Industrialist and founder of Tata Group.
Born 1845
Georg Cantor, a German mathematician.
Born 1847
Alexander Graham Bell, a Scottish-born inventor, scientist, engineer, and inventor of the practical telephone.
Born 1926
Ravi Shankar Sharma, an Indian music director.
Born 1931
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, an Indian classical musician.
Born 1955
Jaspal Bhatti, Indian television personality and satirist, was born
Born 1967
Shankar Mahadevan, an Indian singer, and composer.
Born 1970
Inzamam-ul-Haq, is a Pakistani cricket coach and former Pakistani cricketer.
Born 1987
Shraddha Kapoor, an Indian actress, and singer.
Died 1644
Guru Hargobind, the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.
Died 1707
Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor.
Died 1919
Hari Narayan Apte, a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.
Died 1924
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States.
Died 1982
Firaq Gorakhpuri, an Urdu poet from India.
Died 1995
Nikhil Jyoti Ghosh, an Indian musician.