2021 Daily Holidays that fall on March 3, include:
33 Flavors Day
Bonza Bottler Day
Canadian Bacon Day
I Want You To Be Happy Day
If Pets had Thumbs Day
International Ear Care Day
National Anthem Day
National Cold Cuts Day
National Mulled Wine Holiday
Navy Reserves Birthday
Peach Blossom Day
Simplify-Your-Life Day
Soup it Forward Day
Stop Bad Service Day - March 3, 2021 (First Wednesday in March)
Talk in Third Person Day
TB-303 Appreciation Day
World Birth Defects Day
World Wildlife Day
2021 Weekly Holidays that include March 3, are:
British Pie Week - March 1-7 (Observed for 7 days starting on March 1st)
Endometriosis Awareness Week - March 3-9, 2021
Fairtrade Fortnight - February 22 - March 7, 2021
Hearing Awareness Week - March 1-7
Lent - February 17 - March 29, 2021
Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 4, 2021)
National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week - March 1-6
National Cheerleading Week - March 1-7
National Ghostwriters Week - March 1-7
National Green Week - February 7 - April 30, 2021
National Pasty Week - February 28 - March 6, 2021
National Pet Sitters Week - March 1-7
National Write a Letter of Appreciation Week - March 1-7
Newspaper in Education Week - March 1-5, 2021 (First Full School Week in March)
Read Across America Week - March 1-5, 2021 (M-F week of Dr. Seuss Birthday on March 2)
Telecommuter Appreciation Week - March 1-7, 2021 (Week that includes Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday of 3/2)
Universal Human Beings Week - March 1-7
Will Eisner Week - March 1-7
2021 Monthly Holidays that include March 3, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our March Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of March.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
North Dakota Winter Show - February 28 - March 6, 2021 (Valley City, ND)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - March 2-21, 2021 (Houston, TX)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 3 is Pisces.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for March are:
The Jonquil, better known as Daffodil or Narcissus
The meaning of the Daffodil is friendship and domestic happiness
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.
Famous Birthdays
1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone)
1882 – Charles Ponzi, Italian criminal and scam artist who used the Ponzi scheme to scam people (d. 1949)
1947 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer and songwriter
1970 – Julie Bowen, American actress (Modern Family)
1982 – Jessica Biel, American actress (7th Heaven)
Famous Deaths
1959 – Lou Costello, American actor and comedian (Abbott & Costello) (b. 1906)
1987 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and comedian (Danny Kaye Show) (b. 1913)
I like this quote from Danny Kaye, who died on this day in 1987. It is just a reminder that our life is an empty canvas, and it is up to us to draw the picture of what we want our life to be!
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 3, is a Chicken Stir Fry Recipe with Cauliflower and Broccoli from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.
This Day in History
1585 – The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza, Italy
1813 - The Office of Surgeon General of the US Army forms
1817 - Mississippi Territory is divided into Alabama Territory & Mississippi
1820 - Missouri Compromise passes, allowing slavery in Missouri
1835 - Congress authorizes a US mint at New Orleans Louisiana
1845 – Florida is admitted into the U.S. as the 27th State
1849 - Congress establishes the US Department of the Interior
1863 - Idaho Territory forms
1871 - Congress establishes the civil service system
1877 - Rutherford B Hayes is sworn in as the 19th U.S. President
1885 - California is the 1st US State to establish a permanent forest commission
1887 - Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind and deaf Helen Keller
1905 - US Forest Service forms
1923 – TIME magazine is published for the first time.
1931 - President Herbert Hoover signs a congressional act making "The Star Spangled Banner" the official National Anthem of the United States.
1933 - Mount Rushmore is dedicated
1938 – Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia
1991 – An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers
1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand
2002 – Citizens of Switzerland vote in favor of their country becoming a member of the United Nations
2005 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
Above is the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. It took two and a half years of construction and was completed on this day in 1997. Check out our Holidays in New Zealand page for more information about New Zealand.
This Day in Music
1931 – The United States adopts The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem
1965 - The Temptations' My Girl hits #1
1966 - Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms
1973 - Elton John's Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player Album hits #1
1979 - The Bee Gees' Spirits Having Flown Album hits #1
1978 - Van Halen starts their first ever US tour in Chicago as the opening act for Journey
2009 - Martina McBride sings The Star-Spangled Banner
This Day in Sports
1875 – The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada
1959 - San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
beey (adjective)
1. (informal, rare) Reminiscent of or containing bees.
Wishing You a Great Day Today!
Solo Build It, or SBI, is the awesome E-Business software that we are using for this site!