What day of the week was March 3, 2005?

The day of the week March 3rd, 2005 fell on was a Thursday. There were 24 days until Easter Sunday.

Max Fisher the American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928) died on this day in 2005.

Mayerthorpe tragedy: James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge the 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.