Editing March 17 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[British Army]] [[Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)|evacuates]] [[Boston]], ending the [[Siege of Boston]], after [[George Washington]] and [[Henry Knox]] [[Fortification of Dorchester Heights|place artillery]] in positions overlooking the city.
*[[1805]] &ndash; The [[Italian Republic (Napoleonic)|Italian Republic]], with [[Napoleon]] as president, becomes the [[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]], with Napoleon as [[King of Italy]].
*[[1824]] &ndash; The [[Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824|Anglo-Dutch Treaty]] is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
*[[1842]] &ndash; The [[Relief Society|Female Relief Society of Nauvoo]] is formally organized with [[Emma Smith]] as president.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Newell |first1=Linda King |title=Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith |title-link=Mormon Enigma |last2=Avery |first2=Valeen Tippetts |publisher=Doubleday |year=1994 |isbn=0-252-06291-4 |edition=2nd |location=New York |pages=106–108 |chapter=In Search of Iniquity |ol=1422345M |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/mormonenigmaemma00newe_0/page/106 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; The [[First Taranaki War]] begins in [[Taranaki]], New Zealand, a major phase of the [[New Zealand Wars]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Italy]] is proclaimed.
*[[1862]] &ndash; The first [[Rail transport in Finland|railway line]] of [[Finland]] between cities of [[Helsinki]] and [[Hämeenlinna]], called ''[[Finnish Main Line|Päärata]]'', is officially opened.<ref>Neil Kent: ''Helsinki: A Cultural History'', p. 18. Interlink Books, 2014. {{ISBN|978-1566565448}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5061482|title=Tulihevonen saapui ensi kerran Hämeenlinnaan 150 vuotta sitten|trans-title=The "fire horse" arrived first time in Hämeenlinna 150 years ago|work=Yle Häme|publisher=[[Yle]]|date=January 31, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2021|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; {{SS|Utopia}} collides with {{HMS|Anson|1886|6}} in the [[Bay of Gibraltar]] and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://maritimecyprus.com/2018/03/17/flashback-in-maritime-history-ss-utopia-collision-with-hms-anson-and-sinking-on-17-march-1891-562-fatalities/ | date=17 March 2018 | website=maritimecyprus.com | publisher=Maritime Cyprus | title=Flashback in maritime history: SS Utopia collision with HMS Anson and sinking on 17 March 1891 – 562 fatalities}}</ref>