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March 3, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 26, 2014, covering March 3, 2014.

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    Album cover for The Outsiders by Eric Church

    The Outsiders

    Eric Church

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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
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    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for NOW 49 by Various Artists

    NOW 49

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Beyonce by Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars

    Unorthodox Jukebox

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
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    62

Notable Deaths

Robert Ashley

2014Robert Ashley, American soldier and composer (born 1930)[†]

Robert Reynolds Ashley was an American composer, who was best known for his television operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. His works often involve intertwining narratives and take a surreal multidisciplinary approach to sound, theatrics and writing, and have been continuously performed by various interpreters during and after his life, including Automatic Writing (1979) and Perfect Lives (1983).

Sherwin B. Nuland

2014Sherwin B. Nuland, American surgeon, author, and educator (born 1930)[†]

Sherwin Bernard Nuland was an American surgeon and writer who taught bioethics, history of medicine, and medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, and occasionally bioethics and history of medicine at Yale College. His 1994 book How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter was a New York Times Best Seller and won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, as well as being a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

William Pogue

2014William R. Pogue, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1930)[†]

William Reid "Bill" Pogue was an American astronaut and pilot who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) as a fighter pilot and test pilot, and reached the rank of colonel. He was also a teacher, public speaker and author.

Historical Context for March 3, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]