Thursday March 03, 2011: on this day

March 03, 2011 was a Thursday and it was the 62nd day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 03, 2011 can also be written as 3/3/2011 in the US and as 3/3/2011 in UK and Europe.

March 03, 2011 in March 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on March 03, 2011:

• 2011 libyan civil war:
• The dutch ministry of defense confirmed that three royal netherlands navy personnel were captured by muammar gaddafi loyalists during an evacuation operation. ampquotintensive diplomatic negotiations are ongoing between the libyan and dutch authorities. the crew's relatives are being informed.
• Family members of dissidents from libya raise concerns about kidnapping under the current regime.
• Brega's seaport is bombed again, but with no casualties.
• Howard davies, director of the london school of economics, has resigned over claims about the institution's ties to the libyan regime. (the guardian),
• Xinhua reports on the evacuation of 35,860 chinese citizens from libya as part of one largest overseas operations in chinese military histories.
• Following an order by president barack obama, the united states air force begins preparations for evacuation flights to evacuate egyptian refugees from libya.
• President obama asks colonel gaddafi for his resignation and informs him that the united states is considering a full range of military options.
• At least three people are killed when a bomb explodes at the rally of people's democratic party in suleja nigeria.
• According to german sources, the suspect in the attack on us airmen at frankfurt airport was allegedly targeting us servicemen. he had also posed as an islamist online.
• Six women marched in support of alassane ouattara, opposition leader in abidjan, were killed by security forces from ivory coast.
• More than 100 people were killed in a series of attacks on the sudanese border city of abyei over the last week.
• According to the united nations, world food prices have reached their highest level in 20 years.
• News corporation, third-largest media company in the globe, is approved to purchase british sky broadcasting, britain's largest pay-tv broadcaster, for $12.7 million.
• Wordpress.com, a top weblog host, has been hit with a massive distributed denial-of-service attack.
• Due to rising costs of jet fuel, airfares to the united states are on the rise.
• Mazda recalls approximately 55,000 mazda6 sedans, after discovering that the fuel tank could have been damaged by a spider web.
• New zealand authorities claim that they are no longer able to find survivors of the 2011 canterbury earthquake. the final death toll is expected to be around 240.
• Two vehicles that plunge into deep ravines in northern india kill 40 people. (rediff),
• The united states reported that it has evidence that robert levinson is alive. he was a former fbi agent who had been missing from iran since 2007.
• Bradley manning is facing 22 additional charges, including one of aiding the enemy. this capital offense is among them.
• David lynch, a white supremacist and co-founder of american front, is shot to death in sacramento county, california. a person was taken into police custody in connection with this incident.
• Six patients died after they were killed. a needham, massachusetts nurse practitioner and a doctor are being indicted.
• The bill, which is sponsored by republicans, would prevent the environmental protection agency (epa) from regulating greenhouse gases as pollutants.
• New caledonia's congress elects harold martin to be president of new caledonia. the new government is disintegrated minutes after it was formed.
• P. j. thomas is india's chief anti-corruption officer. he was accused of corruption dating back to 1992.
• Ahmed shafiq, the prime minister of egypt, resigns and is replaced by essam sharaf (ex-transport minister).
• 2011 wisconsin budget protests
• The wisconsin senate orders 14 democrats to be arrested for being absent from the protests.
• Judge john albert, dane county circuit, orders protestors from the wisconsin capitol building to flee. (milwaukee journal-sentinel),
• Harvard university welcomes back the united states reserve officer training corps program after the lifting of bans against gays in military. (ap via abc news america
• Barnsley central voters vote in a by-election. dan jarvis, labour party candidate, is elected with strong support.
• The uk government has released 35 previously classified files relating to sightings unidentified flying objects.
• "the daily telegraph" claims that joachim boldt, a german anaesthetist, has done fraudulent research into drugs called colloids.
• In relation to an alleged sports betting scandal that involved ryan tandy, the current player of the canterbury-bankstown bulldogs, sam ayoub and john elias, former rugby league player in new south wales were arrested by police. (sydney daily telegraph).
• In the hope of reaching an agreement, the national football league players association and the owners of national football league franchises agree to extend talks for 24 hours.
• Reuters reports that muammar gaddafi, the leader of libya, and amr moussa, the president of the arab league, have accepted an offer from hugo chavez, the president venezuelan to mediate the uprising.
• Japanese aircraft react quickly to chinese military planes that flew near the senkaku islands.
• Felipe calderon, president of mexico, travels to washington, d.c. to meet president barack obama, speaker of the united states house of representatives, and other prominent political figures.
• Target corporation settles claims that toxic waste was dumped in los angeles and other areas of california.
• Wisconsin senate orders 14 democrat legislators to be arrested for their participation in protests against the 2011 wisconsin budget. (wisconsin state journal).judge john albert from the dane county circuit orders protestors out of the wisconsin capitol building. (milwaukee journal-sentinel),
• Newt gingrich, former speaker of the united states house of representatives, announces that he will explore the possibility of running for the republican party nomination for the 2012 us presidential election.
• Fouad mahbazaa, acting president of tunisia has called for an election to appoint a committee to revise the constitution.
• After failing a drug screen, kolo toure, defender for manchester city football club and international kolo toure from ivory coast has been suspended.

March 03, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 03, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $85.46
• Apple AAPL: opens at $357.19
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.26
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.88
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $161.42

Exchange Rates on March 03, 2011:

• 1 USD = 82.44 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9722 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9314 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.5715 CNY
• 1 EUR = 115.15 JPY

March 03, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Almeria - Santander : 1 - 1
• Real Madrid - Malaga : 7 - 0

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Celta - Huesca : 1 - 2
• Ponferradina - Betis : 1 - 1

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 3rd is Pisces.

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March 03, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 03, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 03, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 03, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 03, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 05:33 am and setting at 05:58 pm.

The previous full moon was on Feb 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Mar 19, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on March 03, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on March 3rd?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on March 3rd:

• Kieu Chinh

  Vietnamese-American actress known for her roles in films like 'The Joy Luck Club'.

• Jessica Biel

  American singer, model, and actress.

• Ronan Keating

  Ronan keating is an irish pop singer known for being a member of the boy band boyzone and for his successful solo career.

• Jean Harlow

  Jean Harlow was a popular American film actress known for her roles in the 1930s.

• Julie Bowen

  Julie bowen is an american actress best known for her role as claire dunphy on the tv show modern family.

• Laura Harring

  Mexican-american model and actress, miss usa 1985.

• Miranda Richardson

  British actress known for her versatile roles in film and television.

• Diana Barrymore

  American notable family, the daughter john barrymore and michael strange.

• Shraddha Kapoor

  Movie actress.

• James Doohan

  Canadian-american actor and soldier (d. 2005).

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You are 13 years 1 month old,

or 157 months and 15 days old,

or 685 weeks

or 4795 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 03, 2011?

There are 319 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday March 3rd 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 03, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 03, 2011.

Famous people died on March 03, 2011:

• Oriya Bandyopadhyay

  He was an Indian computer scientist and is considered the father of the parallel processing computer in India.

• May Cutler

  Canadian journalist, author, and politician (b. 1923).

• James Elliot
• Aldo Clementi
• Mauro Masi
• Paquito Diaz
• Aracy Guimarães Rosa
• Irena Kwiatkowska

What famous deaths happened on March 3rd?

Famous deaths on March 3rd:

• Danny Kaye

  Brooklyn, new york -- unicef/comedian / actor (show).

• Horst Buchholz

  German actor sometimes seen internationally, such as in 1963's "nine hours to rama".

• Lou Costello

  Paterson, new jersey -- actor / comedian (abbott and costello).

• Sandy Dennis

  American actress.

• William Frawley

  American actor and vaudevillian (b. 1887).

• Barbara Ruick

  Actress (carousel fearless fagan), is killed at 43.

• Marguerette Duras

  French novelist, playwright, and screenwriter acclaimed for her works exploring human emotions.

• Pelham Grenville

  British businessman known for his involvement in banking and finance.

• Segundo Sombra

  Renowned poet known for his lyrical works.

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Holidays on March 03, 2011:

• United States - Bonza Bottler Day
• Bulgaria - Liberation Day.
• Malawi - Martyr's Day.
• Hinamatsuri - Japanese celebration day for girls.

Observances on March 03, 2011:

• World Wildlife Day

March 03, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 03, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.

March 03, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on March 03, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Lady GaGa - Born This Way
2. Cee Lo Green - F**K You (Forget You)
3. Bruno Mars - Grenade
4. Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor
5. Katy Perry - Firework

March 03, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 03, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.

March 03, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on March 03, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
2. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
3. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type
4. Trey Songz - Love Faces
5. Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock

March 03, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on March 03, 2011 was Danza Kuduro by Don Omar & Lucenzo, according to the Latin music chart for the week February 28th and March 6th.

March 03, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on March 03, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week February 28th and March 6th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
2. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
3. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No
4. Shakira Featuring El Cata - Loca
5. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes