| General Information for March 4th 2016 |
| There are 5 public holidays today. |
| Day 64 of 2016 |
| 302 days left in 2016 |
| Week 09 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1989 - A London rail disaster at Purley claims five deaths and 88 are people injured, when a train fails to stop at a red signal. |
| 1890 - The Forth Rail Bridge is formally completed. It will become the world's most famous paint job, as legend has it that as the painters reach the end another team have to start again at the beginning. |
| 1869 - Ulysses S Grant, former Union General during the American Civil War, is inaugurated as US President. |
| 1774 - The Orion Nebula is seen for the first time, by Sir William Herschel. |