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Tuesday, 03 March 2026

2009

The Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked by gunmen while on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore for a Test match against Pakistan.

The building of the Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln (Historical Archives) in Cologne, Germany, collapses.

2005

Mayerthorpe Incident: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. It is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.

2004

Belgian brewer Interbrew and Brazilian rival AmBev agree to merge in a $11.2 billion deal that forms InBev, the world's largest brewer.

2002

Citizens of Switzerland narrowly vote in favor of their country becoming a member of the United Nations.

1997

The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.

1992

The nation of Bosnia is established.

1991

In two concurring referendums: 74% of the population of Latvia votes for independence from the Soviet Union, in Estonia

An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.

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