A total solar eclipse, visible across parts of Northern Europe and the Arctic occurs.
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What Happened in March?
The first Olympic games, the founding of dynasties, and legendary battles. Explore historic milestones from March that influenced today's world. Dates for earlier events may be approximate.
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Suicide bombings in Brussels, Belgium, at the airport and a metro station kill 32 people and injure more than 300 others.
A terrorist attack near the UK Parliament in London leaves five people dead, including the attacker.
Students worldwide participate in the "March for Our Lives" on March 24, 2018 in support of stricter gun control laws in the United States.
A terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15, 2019, results in 51 deaths and dozens of injuries.
The World Health Organization declares on March 11, 2020, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) a global pandemic and a health emergency due to its rapid spread worldwide.
A gunman attacks massage parlors in the Atlanta area on March 16, 2021, killing eight people, including six Asian women.