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March 3:

Book releases
 * 2009 - Storm from the Shadows, a military science fiction novel by David Weber set in the Honorverse

Film releases
 * 1940 - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, a twelve episode science fiction serial film
 * 2000 - Fortress 2: Re-Entry, the sequel to 1993 film Fortress
 * 2006 - Aquamarine, an Australian-American teen fantasy comedy film
 * 2006 - Ultraviolet, an American science fiction action film
 * 2007 - Próxima, a Spanish science fiction film, written and directed by Carlos Atanes

Television series
 * 1963 - The Jetsons, a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera, finishes airing on ABC
 * 1996 - Phantom 2040, an animated science fiction television series loosely based on the comic strip hero The Phantom, finishes initial syndicated airing
 * 2002 - Jeremiah, an American post-apocalyptic future television series, begins airing on Showtime

Births
 * 1876 - David Lindsay (novelist) (d. 1945), a Scottish author most famous for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus
 * 1920 - James Doohan (d. 2005), a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as "Scotty" in the Star Trek television and film series