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On March 3, 473: Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

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Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Gundobad was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. He is perhaps best known today as the probable issuer of the Lex Burgundionum legal codes, which synthesized Roman law with ancient Germanic customs.

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Born on March 3

Jvke 2001– American singer-songwriter and producer (born 2001)
Jevon Holland 2000– Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)
Corey Kispert 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)
Jayson Tatum 1998– American basketball player (born 1998)
Camila Cabello 1997– American singer-songwriter (born 1997)
David Neres 1997– Brazilian footballer (born 1997)
Cameron Johnson 1996– American basketball player (born 1996)
Andile Phehlukwayo 1996– South African cricketer (born 1996)
Bryan Cristante 1995– Italian footballer (born 1995)
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Maine Mendoza 1995– Filipino host and actress (born 1995)
Dilson Herrera 1994– Colombian baseball player (born 1994)
Umika Kawashima 1994– Japanese actress and singer (1994)
Gabriela Cé 1993– Brazilian tennis player
Josef Dostál 1993– Czech canoeist (born 1993)
Antonio Rüdiger 1993– German footballer (born 1993)
Michael Thomas 1993– American football player (born 1993)
Park Cho-rong 1991– South Korean singer and actress (born 1991)
Anri Sakaguchi 1991– Japanese variety entertainer

People

Died on March 3

Kenzaburō Ōe Japanese writer (1935–2023)
Tom Sizemore American actor (1961–2023)
Charles J. Urstadt American real estate executive (1928–2020)
Peter Hurford OBE British organist and composer (1930–2019)
Roger Bannister English athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile (1929–2018)
Mal Bryce Australian politician (1943–2018)
Vanessa Goodwin Australian politician
David Ogden Stiers American actor and conductor (1942–2018)
René Préval President of Haiti (1996–2001, 2006–2011)
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Hayabusa Japanese professional wrestler and promoter, stage actor and musician (1968–2016)
Berta Cáceres Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader (1971–2016)
Martin Crowe New Zealand cricketer (1962–2016)
Thanat Khoman Thai diplomat and politician (1914-2016)
Sarah Tait Australian rower
Ernest Braun British-Austrian scholar (1925–2015)
M. Stanton Evans American journalist, author and educator (1934–2015)
Luis Cubilla Uruguayan footballer and coach (1940–2013)
James Strong Australian businessman and philanthropist

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Every March 3 on record

  1. 473 Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

    King of the Burgundians (c. 452–516 AD)

    Gundobad was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. He is perhaps best known today as the probable issuer of the Lex Burgundionum legal codes, which synthesized Roman law with ancient Germanic customs.

  2. 724 Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.

    Empress of Japan from 715 to 724

    Empress Genshō was the 44th monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Her reign spanned the years 715 through 724.

  3. 880 Emperor Basil I ratifies the decrees of the Fourth Council of Constantinople, confirming the reinstatement of patriarch Photios I of Constantinople.

    Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886

    Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian", was Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in the theme of Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after gaining the favour of Emperor Michael III, whose mistress he married on his emperor's orders. In 866, Michael proclaimed him co-emperor.

  4. 1575 Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi.

    1526–1857 empire in South Asia

    The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of present-day Assam and Bangladesh in the east, and the uplands of the Deccan Plateau in South India.

  5. 1585 The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.

    Historic 16th-century theatre in Vicenza, Italy

    The Teatro Olimpico is a theatre in Vicenza, northern Italy, constructed in 1580–1585. It was the final design by the Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and was not completed until after his death. The trompe-l'œil onstage scenery, designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi to give the appearance of long streets receding to a distant horizon, was installed in 1585 for the first performance held in the theatre, and is the oldest surviving stage set still in existence.

  6. 1776 American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
  7. 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
  8. 1795 The Fédon Rebellion breaks out in Grenada, the rebels seizing Grenville and later Gouyave.
  9. 1799 The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison.
  10. 1845 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
  11. 1849 The Territory of Minnesota is created.
  12. 1857 Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
  13. 1859 The two-day Great Slave Auction, one of the largest such auctions in United States history, concludes.
  14. 1861 Alexander II of Russia signs the Emancipation Manifesto, freeing serfs.
  15. 1873 Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
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  1. 1878 The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
  2. 1891 Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
  3. 1913 Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
  4. 1918 Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
  5. 1923 US magazine Time publishes its first issue.
  6. 1924 The Ottoman Caliphate is abolished, when the Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman dynasty is deposed. The last remnant of the old monarchy gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
  7. 1924 The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
  8. 1938 Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
  9. 1939 In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
  10. 1940 Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.
  11. 1942 World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.
  12. 1943 World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station.
  13. 1944 The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov are instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.
  14. 1944 A freight train carrying stowaway passengers stalls in a tunnel shortly after departing from Balvano, Basilicata, Italy just after midnight, with 517 dying from carbon monoxide poisoning.
  15. 1945 World War II: In poor visibility, the RAF mistakenly bombs the Bezuidenhout area of The Hague, Netherlands, killing 511 people.

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