March 3

Events

 * 1843 - U.S. President Tyler signs Telegraph Appropriation Bill.
 * 1885 - The Company is incorporated in New York.

Births

 * 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)
 * 1923 - Doc Watson, American musician
 * 1926 - Lys Assia, Swiss singer
 * 1933 -, Mexican singer (Los Tres Aces)
 * 1942 -, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)
 * 1948 -, British guitarist (Thin Lizzy, Pink Floyd)
 * 1951 -, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel)
 * 1953 -, British musician
 * 1966 -, Finnish musician (Stratovarius)
 * 1966 -, American rapper and actor
 * 1977 -, Irish singer
 * 1978 -, Korean singer
 * 1981 -, American rapper
 * 1981 -, South Korean singer and actress
 * 1986 -, American singer

Deaths

 * 1706 –, German composer (b. 1653)
 * 1768 –, Italian composer (b. 1686)
 * 1932 –, German composer (b. 1864)
 * 1961 –, Austrian-born pianist (b. 1887)
 * 1993 –, flamenco guitarist (b. 1903)
 * 2002 –, American musician (b. 1927)
 * 2003 –, Italian composer (b. 1904)