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March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap Year s). There are 289 days remaining.
Events
- 45 BC - In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey The Younger in the Battle Of Munda .
- 624 - A key victory by Muhammad over his Meccan adversaries in the Battle Of Badr .
- 1577 - The Cathay Company is formed to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold.
- 1673 - Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet begin their exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi river.
- 1756 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown And Thistle Tavern ).
- forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington and Henry Knox place Artillery overlooking the city.
- 1805 - The Italian Republic , with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom Of Italy , with Napoleon as King.
- 1845 - The Rubber Band is invented
- 1861 - The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- s are killed in Mississippi .
- 1891 - The British Steamship SS ''Utopia'' sinks off the coast of Gibraltar , killing 574.
- 1901 - A showing of 71 Vincent Van Gogh paintings in Paris , 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.
- 1910 - Luther Gulick and his wife Charlotte found Camp Fire Girls (now Camp Fire USA ) (formally announced in 1912 ).
- 1917 - Delta Phi Epsilon was founded at New York University Law School.
- 1921 - The Second Republic Of Poland adopts the March Constitution .
- 1931 - Nevada legalizes Gambling .
- between the Kuomintang and the Japan ese break out.
- 1941 - In Washington, DC , the National Gallery Of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt .
- 1948 - Benelux , France , and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty Of Brussels , a precursor to the NATO Agreement.
- 1950 - University Of California, Berkeley researchers announce the creation of element 98, which they name " Californium ".
- 1958 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 Satellite .
- 1959 - Tenzin Gyatso , the 14th Dalai Lama , flees Tibet and travels to India .
- 1966 - Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean , the ''Alvin'' Submarine finds a missing American Hydrogen Bomb .
- 1969 - Golda Meir of Milwaukee, Wisconsin , becomes Prime Minister Of Israel .
- charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.
- 1985 - Serial Killer Richard Ramirez , the "Night Stalker", commits his first two Murder s in Los Angeles, California murder spree.
- 1988 - A Colombia n Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410 , crashes into the side of the mountains near the Venezuela n border killing 143.
- 1992 - A suicide car-bomb kills 29 and injures 242 at the Israel i embassy in Buenos Aires , Argentina .
- 1996 - Club Kids Michael Alig and Robert Freeze Riggs murder Angel Melendez .
- 2003 - British Cabinet Minister, Robin Cook , resigns over government plans for War With Iraq .
- 2004 - Massive Unrest In Kosovo . Over 22 killed, 200 wounded, 35 destroyed Serb Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Belgrade and Nis.
Births
- 1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan (d. 1242 )
- 1473 - King James IV Of Scotland (d. 1513 )
- 1628 - François Girardon , French sculptor (d. 1715 )
- 1676 - Thomas Boston , Scottish church leader (d. 1732 )
- 1725 - Lachlan McIntosh , Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806 )
- 1777 - Roger Taney , Chief Justice Of The United States Supreme Court (d. 1864 )
- 1780 - Thomas Chalmers , Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847 )
- 1804 - Jim Bridger , American trapper and explorer (d. 1881 )
- 1820 - Jean Ingelow , English poet (d. 1897 )
- 1834 - Gottlieb Daimler , German engineer and inventor (d. 1900 )
- 1846 - Kate Greenaway , English children's author and illustrator (d. 1901 )
- 1862 - Silvio Gesell , Belgian economist (d. 1930 )
- 1866 - Pierce Butler , Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)
- 1870 - Horace Donisthorpe , British entomologist (d. 1951 )
- 1880 - Sir Patrick Hastings , British barrister (d. 1952 )
- 1881 - Walter Rudolf Hess , Swiss physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973 )
- 1883 - Urmuz , Romanian writer (d. 1923 )
- 1884 - Alcide Nunez , American jazz clarinetist (d. 1934 )
- 1892 - Benjamin Drake Van Wissen , Australian Engineer.
- 1894 - Paul Green , American writer (d. 1981 )
- 1901 - Alfred Newman , American film composer (d. 1970 )
- 1902 - Bobby Jones , American golfer (d. 1971 )
- 1907 - Sonny Werblin , former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991 )
- 1908 - Brigitte Helm , German actress (d. 1996 )
- 1912 - Bayard Rustin , American civil rights activist (d. 1987 )
- 1914 - Sammy Baugh , American football player
- 1916 - Ray Ellington , British singer (d. 1985 )
- 1919 - Nat King Cole , American singer (d. 1965 )
- 1920 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Prime Minister Of Bangladesh (d. 1975 )
- 1926 - Siegfried Lenz , German writer
- 1930 - James Irwin , astronaut (d. 1991 )
- 1936 - Ladislav Kupkovic , Slovakian composer
- 1936 - Ken Mattingly , astronaut
- 1938 - Rudolf Nureyev , Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993 )
- 1938 - Keith Michael Patrick Cardinal O'Brien , Northern Irish clergyman
- 1940 - Mark White , American politician
- 1941 - Paul Kantner , American musician ( Jefferson Airplane )
- 1942 - John Wayne Gacy , American serial killer (d. 1994 )
- 1944 - Pattie Boyd , British photographer and model
- 1944 - Cito Gaston , baseball player and coach
- 1944 - John Sebastian , American singer and songwriter
- 1945 - Elis Regina , Brazilian singer (d. 1982 )
- 1945 - Katri Helena , Finnish singer
- 1947 - James Morrow , author
- 1948 - William Gibson , American-born writer
- 1949 - Patrick Duffy , American actor
- 1949 - Pat Rice , Northern Irish footballer and football manager
- 1950 - Patrick Adams , American record producer and songwriter
- 1951 - Kurt Russell , American actor
- 1953 - Filemon Lagman , Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001 )
- 1954 - Lesley-Anne Down , English actress
- 1955 - Gary Sinise , American actor
- 1956 - Patrick McDonnell , American cartoonist
- 1957 - Mal Donaghy , Northern Irish footballer
- 1957 - Michael Kelly , American journalist (d. 2003 )
- 1959 - Danny Ainge , American basketball player and coach
- 1961 - Casey Siemaszko , American actor
- 1962 - Clare Grogan , Scottish actress-singer
- 1963 - Nick Peros , Canadian composer
- 1964 - Rob Lowe , American actor
- 1967 - Billy Corgan , American musician
- 1967 - Barry Minkow , American businessman
- 1969 - Mathew St. Patrick , American actor
- 1971 - Bill Mueller , baseball player
- 1972 - Mia Hamm , American soccer player
- 1972 - Melissa Auf Der Maur , Canadian rock musician
- 1972 - Marc Gunn , poet, podcaster, and Celtic musician ( Brobdingnagian Bards )
- 1973 - Caroline Corr , Irish singer and musician
- 1973 - Rico Blanco , Filipino singer ( Rivermaya )
- 1975 - Justin Hawkins , British singer ( The Darkness )
- 1975 - Andrew "Test" Martin , Canadian professional wrestler
- 1976 - Stephen Gately , Irish singer, musician, and actor ( Boyzone )
- 1979 - Andrew Ference , Canadian hockey player
Deaths
- 45 BC - Titus Labienus , Roman leader (in battle)
- 45 BC - Gnaeus Pompeius , the Younger, Roman general (executed)
- 180 - Marcus Aurelius , Roman emperor (b. 121 )
- 493 - Saint Patrick , patron saint of Ireland
- 1040 - Harold Harefoot , King Of England
- 1058 - King Lulach I Of Scotland
- 1272 - Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220 )
- 1425 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu , Japanese shogun (b. 1407 )
- 1516 - Giuliano Di Lorenzo De' Medici , ruler of Florence (b. 1478 )
- 1565 - Alexander Ales , Scottish theologian (b. 1500 )
- 1620 - St. John Sarkander , Moravia n priest, died of injuries caused by Torturing
- 1640 - Philip Massinger , English dramatist (b. 1583 )
- 1680 - François De La Rochefoucauld , French writer (b. 1613 )
- 1704 - Menno Van Coehoorn , Dutch military engineer (b. 1641 )
- 1715 - Gilbert Burnet , Scottish Bishop of Salisbury (b. 1643 )
- 1741 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau , French poet (b. 1671 )
- 1764 - George Parker, 2nd Earl Of Macclesfield , English astronomer
- 1782 - Daniel Bernoulli , Dutch-born mathematician (b. 1700 )
- 1830 - Laurent, Marquis De Gouvion Saint-Cyr , French marshal (b. 1764 )
- 1846 - Friedrich Bessel , German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784 )
- 1849 - William II Of The Netherlands (b. 1792 )
- 1853 - Christian Doppler , Austrian physician and mathematician (b. 1803 )
- 1893 - Jules Ferry , French statesman (b. 1832 )
- 1917 - Franz Brentano , German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838 )
- 1937 - Austen Chamberlain , English statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1863 )
- 1956 - Fred Allen , American actor and comedian (b. 1894 )
- 1956 - Irene Joliot-Curie , French physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Chemistry (b. 1897 )
- 1957 - Ramon Magsaysay , President Of The Philippines (b. 1907 )
- 1965 - Amos Alonzo Stagg , baseball, basketball, and football coach and player (b. 1862 )
- 1974 - Louis Kahn , American architect
- 1976 - Luchino Visconti , Italian director (b. 1906 )
- 1983 - Haldan Keffer Hartline , American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903 )
- 1987 - Santo Trafficante, Jr. , American gangster (b. 1914 )
- 1989 - Merritt Butrick , American actor (b. 1959 )
- 1990 - Capucine , French actress (b. 1931 )
- 1993 - Helen Hayes , American actress (b. 1900 )
- 1995 - Ronnie Kray , British gangster (b. 1933 )
- 1999 - Ernest Gold , Austrian composer (b. 1921 )
- 1999 - Rod Hull , British comedian (b. 1936 )
- 2002 - Rosetta LeNoire , American actress and producer (b. 1911 )
- 2002 - Pat Weaver , American broadcast executive (b. 1908 )
- 2004 - J.J. Jackson , American television personality (b. 1941 )
- 2005 - George F. Kennan , American Cold War strategist and historian (b. 1904 )
- 2005 - Andre Norton , American writer (b. 1912 )
- 2006 - Bob Blue , American singer-songwriter
- 2006 - Oleg Cassini , American fashion designer (b. 1913 )
- 2006 - Ray Meyer , American basketball coach (b. 1913 )
Holidays and observances
Other liturgical feasts
External links
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