| General Information for March 4th 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 63 of 2017 |
| 302 days left in 2017 |
| Week 09 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1975 - Film legend Charlie Chaplin is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 1869 - Ulysses S Grant, former Union General during the American Civil War, is inaugurated as US President. |
| 1841 - William Henry Harrison is inaugurated as the 9th US President and delivers the longest inauguration speech ever. |
| 1774 - The Orion Nebula is seen for the first time, by Sir William Herschel. |