| General Information for March 3rd 2016 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 63 of 2016 |
| 303 days left in 2016 |
| Week 09 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2005 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly a plane around the world solo without any stops or refuelling - some 25,000 miles in 67 hours and two minutes. |
| 1943 - Over 170 people die in a terrifying crush as panic spreads through the crowds of people trying to enter Bethnal Green Station's bomb shelter in the East End of London. It was the deadliest civilian incident of World War II. |
| 1875 - The first organised indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Canada, as recorded in The Montreal Gazette. |
| Every year - The traditional date for the Pafos Marathon in Cyprus. |