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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[45 BC]] – In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the [[Pompey|Pompeian]] forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey the Great)|Pompey the Younger]] in the [[Battle of Munda]]. * [[180]] – [[Commodus]] becomes sole [[Roman emperor|emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]] at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father, [[Marcus Aurelius]].<ref>{{cite book|author=William E. Dunstan|title=Ancient Rome |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xkOhwFzz1AkC&pg=PA397 |date=16 November 2010 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=978-0-7425-6834-1 |page=397}}</ref> * [[455]] – [[Petronius Maximus]] becomes, with support of the [[Roman Senate]], emperor of the [[Western Roman Empire]]; he forces [[Licinia Eudoxia]], the widow of his predecessor, [[Valentinian III]], to marry him.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Philip Grierson |author2=Melinda Mays |title=Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: From Arcadius and Honorius to the Accession of Anastasius |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sdCjnwoQLR0C&pg=PA247 |year=1992 |publisher=Dumbarton Oaks |isbn=978-0-88402-193-3 |page=247}}</ref> *[[1337]] – [[Edward, the Black Prince]] is made [[Duke of Cornwall]], the first [[Duchy]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]]. *[[1400]] – [[Turko-Mongol]] emperor [[Timur]] [[Siege of Damascus (1400)|sacks Damascus]].{{sfn|Ibn Khaldun|1952|p=97}} ===1601–1900=== *[[1776]] – [[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]] – 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]] – 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]] – 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]] – The [[First Taranaki War]] begins in [[Taranaki]], New Zealand, a major phase of the [[New Zealand Wars]]. *[[1861]] – The [[Kingdom of Italy]] is proclaimed. *[[1862]] – 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]] – {{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> ===1901–present=== *[[1921]] – The [[Second Polish Republic]] adopts the [[March Constitution (Poland)|March Constitution]]. *[[1942]] – [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]]: The first Jews from the [[Lwów Ghetto|Lvov Ghetto]] are gassed at the [[Belzec extermination camp|Belzec]] [[Extermination camp|death camp]] in what is today eastern Poland. *[[1945]] – The [[Ludendorff Bridge]] in [[Remagen]], Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture. *[[1948]] – [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Luxembourg]], the [[Netherlands]] and the [[United Kingdom]] sign the [[Treaty of Brussels]], a precursor to the [[North Atlantic Treaty]] establishing [[NATO]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://law.emory.edu/eilr/content/volume-34/issue-special/articles/origins-nato-1948-1949.html | title=Origins of NATO: 1948–1949 | author= Lawrence S. Kaplan | journal= Emory International Law Review | date=January 2019 | volume=34 | page=11 | access-date = 16 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1950]] – Researchers at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] announce the creation of element 98, which they name "[[californium]]".<ref>{{cite book|author=Glenn Theodore Seaborg|author-link=Glenn T. Seaborg bibliography|title=Journal of Glenn T. Seaborg, 1946-1958: January 1, 1950-December 31, 1950|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pvpDAQAAIAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California|page=80}}</ref> *[[1957]] – A [[1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash|plane crash]] in [[Cebu]], Philippines kills [[President of the Philippines|Philippine President]] [[Ramon Magsaysay]] and 24 others. *[[1958]] – The United States launches the [[Vanguard 1|first solar-powered satellite]], which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1958-002B | title=Vanguard 1 | website=NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive | publisher=[[NASA]] | access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1960]] – U.S. President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signs the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] directive on the anti-[[Cuba]]n covert action program that will ultimately lead to the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]]. *1960 – [[Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710]] crashes in [[Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana]], killing 63.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1960-03-18 |title=63 DIE AS PLANE EXPLODES OVER INDIANA ON A FLIGHT FROM MIDWEST TO MIAMI |page=1 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Mount Agung]] erupts on [[Bali]] killing more than 1,100 people. *[[1966]] – Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the {{Ship|DSV|Alvin}} submarine finds a [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash|missing American hydrogen bomb]]. *[[1968]] – As a result of [[nerve gas]] testing by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Chemical Corps]] in [[Skull Valley (Utah)|Skull Valley, Utah]], over 6,000 sheep are [[Dugway sheep incident|found dead]]. *[[1969]] – [[Golda Meir]] becomes the first female [[Prime Minister of Israel]]. *[[1973]] – The [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning photograph ''[[Burst of Joy]]'' is taken, depicting a former [[prisoner of war]] being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the [[Vietnam War]]. *[[1979]] – The [[Penmanshiel Tunnel]] collapses during engineering works, killing two workers. *[[1985]] – Serial killer [[Richard Ramirez]], aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree. *[[1988]] – A [[Colombia]]n [[Boeing 727]] [[jet airliner|jetliner]], [[Avianca Flight 410]], crashes into a mountainside near the [[Venezuela]]n border killing 143. * 1988 – [[Eritrean War of Independence]]: The Nadew Command, an [[Ethiopia]]n army corps in [[Eritrea]], is attacked on three sides by military units of the [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] in the opening action of the [[Battle of Afabet]]. *[[1992]] – [[1992 attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires|Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires]]: [[Car bomb]] attack kills 29 and injures 242. * 1992 – A [[South African apartheid referendum, 1992|referendum to end apartheid]] in [[South Africa]] is passed 68.7% to 31.2%. *[[2000]] – Five hundred and thirty members of the [[Uganda]]n cult [[Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God]] die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead. *[[2003]] – [[Leader of the House of Commons]] and [[Lord President of the Council]], [[Robin Cook]], resigns from the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|British Cabinet]] in disagreement with government plans for the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. *[[2004]] – [[2004 unrest in Kosovo|Unrest in Kosovo]]: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox]] shrines in [[Kosovo]] and two [[mosque]]s in [[Serbia]] are destroyed. *[[2016]] – [[Rojava conflict]]: At a conference in [[Rmelan]], the [[Movement for a Democratic Society]] declares the establishment of the [[Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria|Democratic Federation of Northern Syria]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Syria's Kurds declare de-facto federal region in north|url=https://apnews.com/882b101de1024e63bd9525bb32c708e3|access-date=17 January 2017|work=Associated Press News|date=17 March 2016}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[763]] – [[Harun al-Rashid]], [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] caliph (d. 809) *[[1231]] – [[Emperor Shijō]] of Japan (d. 1242) *[[1473]] – [[James IV of Scotland]] (d. 1513)<ref>{{cite web |title=James IV {{!}} king of Scotland {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-IV-king-of-Scotland |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=17 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1523]] – [[Giovanni Francesco Commendone]], Catholic cardinal (d. 1584) *[[1537]] – [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], Japanese daimyō (d. 1598) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge]], Swedish field marshal (d. 1662) *[[1665]] – [[Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre]], French [[harpsichord]] player and composer (d. 1729)<ref>{{cite book|first=Cecelia|last=Hopkins Porter|title=Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present|location=Urbana|publisher=University of Illinois Press|year=2014|isbn=978-0-25208-009-8|page=53}}</ref> *[[1676]] – [[Thomas Boston]], Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732) *[[1686]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Oudry]], French painter and engraver (d. 1755) *[[1725]] – [[Lachlan McIntosh]], Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806) *[[1777]] – [[Patrick Brontë]], Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861) * 1777 – [[Roger B. Taney]], American politician and jurist, 5th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (d. 1864) *[[1780]] – [[Thomas Chalmers]], Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847) *[[1781]] – [[Ebenezer Elliott]], English poet and educator (d. 1849) *[[1804]] – [[Jim Bridger]], American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881) *[[1806]] – [[Norbert Rillieux]], African American inventor and chemical engineer (d. 1894) *[[1820]] – [[Jean Ingelow]], English poet and author (d. 1897){{sfn|Shattock|1993|page=225}} *[[1834]] – [[Gottlieb Daimler]], German engineer and businessman, co-founded [[Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft]] (d. 1900) *[[1839]] – [[Josef Rheinberger]], Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901) *[[1842]] – [[Rosina Heikel]], Finnish [[physician]] (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite book|first=Arvid|last=Bernce|title=Efter 1809 en Krönika i ord och bild om Finlandssvenskarna|location=Helsingfors|publisher=Bernces förlag|year=1981|page=2003|isbn=978-9-15000-408-3|language=SV}}</ref> *[[1846]] – [[Kate Greenaway]], English author and illustrator (d. 1901){{sfn|Shattock|1993|page=189}} *[[1849]] – [[Charles F. Brush]], American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the [[Arc lamp]] (d. 1929) * 1849 – [[Cornelia Clapp]], American marine biologist (d. 1934)<ref>{{cite book|first=Moira Davison|last=Reynolds|title=American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000|location=Jefferson NC|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|page=5|isbn=978-0-78642-161-9}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Mikhail Vrubel]], Russian painter (d. 1910) *[[1862]] – [[Martha P. Falconer]], American social reformer (d. 1941)<ref>''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925''</ref> *1862 – [[Silvio Gesell]], Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930) *[[1864]] – [[Joseph Baptista]], Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930) *[[1866]] – [[Pierce Butler (justice)|Pierce Butler]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939) *[[1867]] – [[Patrice Contamine de Latour]], Spanish poet (d. 1926) *[[1877]] – [[Edith New]], English militant suffragette (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite ODNB|first=Frances|last=Bevan|title=New, Edith Bessie|doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.56249}}</ref> * 1877 – [[Otto Gross]], Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920) * 1877 – [[Ville Kiviniemi]], Finnish politician (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Ville Kiviniemi |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910748.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315165100/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910748.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1880]] – [[Patrick Hastings]], English lawyer and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (d. 1952) * 1880 – [[Lawrence Oates]], English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912) *[[1881]] – [[Walter Rudolf Hess]], Swiss physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1973) *[[1884]] – [[Alcide Nunez]], American clarinet player (d. 1934) *[[1885]] – [[Ralph Rose]], American track and field athlete (d. 1913) *[[1886]] – [[Princess Patricia of Connaught]] (d. 1974) *[[1888]] – [[Paul Ramadier]], French lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1961) *[[1889]] – [[Harry Clarke]], Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator (d. 1931) *[[1891]] – [[Ross McLarty]], Australian politician, 17th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (d. 1962)<ref>''[http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/ExhibitionsOnline/GovernorsAndPremiers/Premiers/Pages/Mclarty.aspx Duncan Ross McLarty (Liberal) 1 April 1947 to 23 February 1953]'' Constitutional Centre of Western Australia</ref> *[[1892]] – [[Floyd B. Barnum]], American college football coach (d. 1965)<ref name="CBisFBB1">Staff (September 15, 1921). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=75378739 "Jamestown College Fall Semester Begins Sept. 20"]. ''Jamestown Weekly Alert''. Retrieved April 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="CBisFBB2">Staff (September 24, 1921). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75368158/the-bismarck-tribune/ "27 Men Are Out at Jamestown"]. ''The Bismarck Tribune''. Retrieved April 9, 2021.</ref><ref name="CBisFBB3">Staff (October 8, 1921). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=75379507 "Jamestown Will Play Here Today"]. ''Grand Forks Herald''. Retrieved April 9, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBVS-1WB United States Social Security Death Index]. [[FamilySearch]]. Retrieved April 9, 2021.</ref> * 1892 – [[Sayed Darwish]], Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923) *[[1894]] – [[Paul Green (playwright)|Paul Green]], American playwright and academic (d. 1981) *[[1895]] – [[Lloyd Rees]], Australian painter (d. 1988) *[[1900]] – [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]], American composer and conductor (d. 1970) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]], American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971) *[[1903]] – [[Elli Stenberg]], Finnish politician (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Elli Stenberg |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911534&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224021002/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=911534&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=24 February 2015 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Chaim Gross]], Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991) *[[1905]] – [[Lillian Yarbo]], American comedienne, dancer, and singer (d. 1996)<ref>Smallwood, Bill. [https://www.mediafire.com/view/dt9t2urjzlhrt7c "Delightful Side"]. ''Los Angeles Sentinel''. March 6, 1947. Page 17.</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Takeo Miki]], Japanese politician, 41st [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (d. 1988) * 1907 – [[Jean Van Houtte]], Belgian academic and politician, 50th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (d. 1991) *[[1908]] – [[Brigitte Helm]], German-Swiss actress (d. 1996) *[[1910]] – [[Sonny Werblin]], American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1991) *[[1912]] – [[Bayard Rustin]], American activist (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Gude |first1=Shawn |title=The Tragedy of Bayard Rustin |url=https://jacobin.com/2018/05/the-tragedy-of-bayard-rustin |access-date=6 December 2022 |magazine=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]] |issue=29 |date=23 May 2018 |page=14 |issn=2470-6930}}</ref> *[[1914]] – [[Sammy Baugh]], American football player and coach (d. 2008) *[[1915]] – [[Robert S. Arbib Jr.]], American ornithologist, writer and conservationist (d. 1987) * 1915 – [[Bill Roycroft]], Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011) *[[1916]] – [[Ray Ellington]], English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985) *[[1917]] – [[Hank Sauer]], American baseball player (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hank Sauer |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/hank-sauer-121710 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Nat King Cole]], American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965) *1919 – [[Mad Mike Hoare]], British-Irish military officer and mercenary (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Mal |title='Mad Mike' Hoare, adventurer and mercenary, dies aged 100 |url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/mad-mike-hoare-last-gentleman-mercenary-dies-aged-100-179162 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=The Irish Post}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], Bangladeshi politician, 1st [[President of Bangladesh]] (d. 1975) *[[1921]] – [[Meir Amit]], Israeli general and politician, 12th [[Ministry of Communications (Israel)|Israeli Minister of Communications]] (d. 2009) *[[1922]] – [[Patrick Suppes]], American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014) *[[1924]] – [[Stephen Dodgson]], English composer and educator (d. 2013) *[[1925]] – [[Gabriele Ferzetti]], Italian actor (d. 2015) *[[1926]] – [[Siegfried Lenz]], Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014) *[[1927]] – [[Betty Allen]], American soprano and educator (d. 2009) *[[1928]] – [[William John McKeag]], Canadian businessman and politician, 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] (d. 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Paul Horn (musician)|Paul Horn]], American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014) * 1930 – [[James Irwin]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991) *[[1931]] – [[Patricia Breslin]], American actress (d. 2011) * 1931 – [[David Peakall]], English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001) *[[1932]] – [[Dick Curless]], American country music singer (d. 1995)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Addie |date=2019-11-28 |title=Country Rewind: Dick Curless Tells a Chilling Trucker Tale With 'A Tombstone Every Mile' |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/a-tombstone-every-mile/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Wide Open Country |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1933]] – [[Myrlie Evers-Williams]], American journalist and activist * 1933 – [[Penelope Lively]], English author *[[1935]] – [[Fred T. Mackenzie]], American biologist and academic (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/in-memoriam-fred-t-mackenzie/|title=In Memoriam: Fred T. Mackenzie, legendary UH Manoa faculty and scientist|date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Adam Wade (singer)|Adam Wade]], American singer, drummer, and actor (d. 2022) *[[1936]] – [[Ida Kleijnen]], Dutch chef (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=IN MEMORIAM Ida Kleijnen (1936-2019) |url=https://www.chapeaumagazine.com/culinair/in-memoriam-ida-kleijnen-1936-2019/ |website=Chapeau Magazine |access-date=12 May 2020 |language=nl |date=17 January 2019}}</ref> * 1936 – [[Ladislav Kupkovič]], Slovakian composer and conductor (d. 2016) * 1936 – [[Ken Mattingly]], American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2023) *[[1937]] – [[Galina Samsova]], Russian ballerina (d. 2021) *[[1938]] – [[Rudolf Nureyev]], Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993) * 1938 – [[Keith O'Brien]], Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (d. 2018) * 1938 – [[Zola Taylor]], American singer (d. 2007) *[[1939]] – [[Jim Gary]], American sculptor (d. 2006) * 1939 – [[Bill Graham (Canadian politician)|Bill Graham]], Canadian academic and politician, 4th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 2022) * 1939 – [[Robin Knox-Johnston]], English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe * 1939 – [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], Italian footballer and manager *[[1940]] – [[Mark White (Texas politician)|Mark White]], American lawyer and politician, 43rd [[Governor of Texas]] (d. 2017) *[[1941]] – [[Wang Jin-pyng]], Taiwanese soldier and politician * 1941 – [[Paul Kantner]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016) * 1941 – [[Max Stafford-Clark]], English director and academic *[[1942]] – [[John Wayne Gacy]], American serial killer and rapist (d. 1994) * 1942 – [[Yoko Yamamoto]], Japanese actress (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp1029|title=山本陽子|work=[[Nihon Tarento Meikan]]|language=ja|publisher=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|access-date=16 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323070004/http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp1029 |archive-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Jeff Banks]], Welsh fashion designer * 1943 – [[Andrew Brook]], Canadian philosopher, author, and academic *[[1944]] – [[Pattie Boyd]], English model, author, and photographer * 1944 – [[Cito Gaston]], American baseball player and manager *[[1945]] – [[Michael Hayden (general)|Michael Hayden]], American general, 20th [[Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]] *[[1947]] – [[Dennis Bond]], English footballer (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/football/dennis-bond-tottenham-watford-charlton-midfielder-dies-age-77-5015043|title=Dennis Bond: Former Tottenham, Watford and Charlton midfielder dies age 77|date=3 March 2025|website=NationalWorld.com|access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Yury Chernavsky]], Russian-American songwriter and producer *[[1948]] – [[William Gibson]], American-Canadian author and screenwriter * 1948 – [[Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948)|Alex MacDonald]], Scottish footballer and manager *[[1949]] – [[Pat Rice]], Irish footballer and coach * 1949 – [[Stuart Rose]], English businessman *[[1951]] – [[Scott Gorham]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1951 – [[Craig Ramsay]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach *[[1952]] – [[Barry Horne (activist)|Barry Horne]], English activist (d. 2001) *[[1953]] – [[Filemon Lagman]], Filipino activist (d. 2001) * 1953 – [[Chuck Muncie]], American football player (d. 2013) * 1955 – [[Cynthia McKinney]], American activist and politician *[[1956]] – [[Patrick McDonnell]], American author and illustrator * 1956 – [[Rory McGrath]], British comedian, television personality, and writer *[[1957]] – [[Michael Kelly (editor)|Michael Kelly]], American journalist and author (d. 2003) *[[1959]] – [[Danny Ainge]], American baseball and basketball player * 1959 – [[Paul Black (musician)|Paul Black]], American singer-songwriter and drummer *[[1961]] – [[Sam Bowie]], American basketball player * 1961 – [[Dana Reeve]], American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006) *[[1962]] – [[Carsten Almqvist]], Swedish business executive * 1962 – [[Ank Bijleveld]], Dutch politician * 1962 – [[Janet Gardner]], American singer and guitarist * 1962 – [[Clare Grogan]], Scottish singer and actress * 1962 – [[Rob Sitch]], Australian actor, director, and producer *[[1963]] – [[Roger Harper]], Guyanese cricketer and coach *[[1964]] – [[Stefano Borgonovo]], Italian footballer (d. 2013) * 1964 – [[Lee Dixon]], English footballer and journalist * 1964 – [[Rob Lowe]], American actor<ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|title=Rob Lowe: Television Personality (1964–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|access-date=June 9, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022073635/https://www.biography.com/actor/rob-lowe|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1964 – [[Jacques Songo'o]], Cameroonian footballer and coach *[[1965]] – [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|Andrew Hudson]], South African cricketer *[[1966]] – [[Andrew Rosindell]], English journalist and politician * 1967 – [[Barry Minkow]], American pastor and businessman *[[1968]] – [[Eri Nitta]], Japanese singer-songwriter and actress *[[1969]] – [[Edgar Grospiron]], French skier * 1969 – [[Alexander McQueen]], English fashion designer, founded [[Alexander McQueen (brand)|eponymous brand]] (d. 2010) * 1970 – [[Patrick Lebeau]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1970 – [[Gene Ween]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1971]] – [[Bill Mueller]], American baseball player and coach *[[1972]] – [[Torquil Campbell]], English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor *[[1973]] – [[Rico Blanco]], Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor * 1973 – [[Vance Wilson]], American baseball player and manager * [[1974]] – [[Mark Dolan]], English comedian and television host *[[1975]] – [[Justin Hawkins]], English singer-songwriter * 1975 – [[Puneeth Rajkumar]], Indian actor, singer, and producer (d. 2021) * 1975 – [[Test (wrestler)|Test]], Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009) * [[1976]] – [[Scott Downs]], American baseball player * 1976 – [[Stephen Gately]], Irish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009) * 1976 – [[Álvaro Recoba]], Uruguayan footballer *[[1977]] – [[Tamar Braxton]], American singer and television personality<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrities born on St. Patrick's Day|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/celebrities-born-on-st-patrick-s-day-1.11550868|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|publisher=Newsday Group|location=Melville, New York|date=June 8, 2016}}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Zachery Kouwe]], American journalist *[[1979]] – [[Stormy Daniels]], American adult film actress * 1979 – [[Andrew Ference]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1979 – [[Stephen Kramer Glickman]], Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer * 1979 – [[Mineko Nomachi]], Japanese essayist * 1979 – [[Samoa Joe]], American professional wrestler *[[1980]] – [[Danny Califf]], American soccer player *[[1981]] – [[Aaron Baddeley]], American-Australian golfer * 1981 – [[Servet Çetin]], Turkish footballer * 1981 – [[Nicky Jam]], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2017/04/nicky-jam-net-worth-wealthy-now/|title=Nicky Jam Net Worth 2018 - How Wealthy is the Puerto Rican Superstar?|first=Brooke|last=Carter|date=April 24, 2017}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Kyle Korver]], American basketball player *[[1982]] – [[Steven Pienaar]], South African footballer *[[1983]] – [[James Heath (golfer)|James Heath]], English golfer * 1983 – [[Raul Meireles]], Portuguese footballer * 1983 – [[Attila Vajda]], Hungarian sprint canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Attila Vajda|url=https://www.olympic.org/attila-vajda|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Chris Copeland]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Copeland |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203142/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Ryan Rottman]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter *[[1985]] – [[Tuğba Karademir]], Turkish-Canadian figure skater * 1985 – [[César Valdez]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=César Valdez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/cesar-valdez-491624 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Chris Davis (baseball)|Chris Davis]], American baseball player * 1986 – [[Edin Džeko]], Bosnian footballer * 1986 – [[Miles Kane]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1986 – [[Jeremy Pargo]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeremy Pargo |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202951/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Silke Spiegelburg]], German pole vaulter *[[1987]] – [[Federico Fazio]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=47342/|title=Federico Fazio|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Rob Kardashian]], American television personality<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/rob-kardashian/biography | title=Rob Kardashian Biography | newspaper=[[Us Weekly]] | access-date=May 26, 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527211602/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/rob-kardashian/biography | archive-date=May 27, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> * 1987 – [[Carlos Lampe]], Bolivian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlos Lampe|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/carlos-emilio-lampe/73260/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Ryan Parent]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – [[Bobby Ryan]], American ice hockey player * 1987 – [[Emmanuel Sanders]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Emmanuel Sanders|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/emmanuelsanders/497322/profile|website=NFL.com|access-date=16 March 2020|language=en}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Rasmus Elm]], Swedish footballer * 1988 – [[Fraser Forster]], English footballer * 1988 – [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]], Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist * 1988 – [[Brent Meuleman]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Brent Meuleman |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06898 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=16 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Ryan White (ice hockey)|Ryan White]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1989]] – [[Mikael Backlund]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikael Backlund |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/mikael-backlund-8474150 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Shinji Kagawa]], Japanese footballer * 1989 – [[Juan Lagares]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Juan Lagares |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/juan-lagares-501571 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Harry Melling (actor)|Harry Melling]], English actor<ref name=MuggleNet>{{Cite web|author=Scull, Eric|url= https://www.mugglenet.com/2013/03/harry-melling-shares-his-thoughts-with-mugglenet-on-the-black-comedy-smack-family-robinson-in-an-exclusive-interview|title=Harry Melling Shares His Thoughts with MuggleNet on the Black Comedy 'Smack Family Robinson'|publisher=[[MuggleNet]]|language=en|url-status=live|date=22 March 2013|access-date=25 April 2022|archivedate=December 17, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217091348/https://www.mugglenet.com/2013/03/harry-melling-shares-his-thoughts-with-mugglenet-on-the-black-comedy-smack-family-robinson-in-an-exclusive-interview}}</ref><ref name=NME>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/film-interviews/harry-melling-interview-pale-blue-eye-dudley-dursley-3378010|title=Harry Melling: 'It feels like the Dudley Dursley narrative is changing'|date=12 January 2023 |publisher=NME|access-date=22 January 2023}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Hozier]], Irish musician<ref>{{Cite web | last=Smyth | first=David | work=[[Evening Standard]] | date=6 June 2014 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/religious-abuse-homophobia-and-singing-corpses-are-the-unlikely-ingredients-propelling-hozier-to-9499292.html | title=Religious abuse, homophobia and singing corpses are the unlikely ingredients propelling Hozier to rock stardom | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920052447/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/religious-abuse-homophobia-and-singing-corpses-are-the-unlikely-ingredients-propelling-hozier-to-9499292.html | archive-date=20 September 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Saina Nehwal]], Indian badminton player * 1990 – [[Jean Segura]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Segura |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jean-segura-516416 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Sergey Kalinin (ice hockey)|Sergey Kalinin]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergey Kalinin |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergey-kalinin-8478566 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Cordarrelle Patterson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cordarrelle Patterson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PattCo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Thomas Robinson (basketball)|Thomas Robinson]], American-Lebanese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Robinson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203080/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[John Boyega]], British actor and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 17-23 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/celebrity-birthdays-week-march-17-23-108007571 |website=ABC News |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Patrick Cantlay]], American golfer * 1992 – [[Yeltsin Tejeda]], Costa Rican footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Yeltsin Tejeda|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yeltsin-tejede/102904/|website=Soccerway|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Matteo Bianchetti]], Italian footballer * 1993 – [[Rhys Hoskins]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhys Hoskins Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy ... |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/rhys-hoskins-656555 |website=MLB.com |access-date=March 17, 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[DeForest Buckner]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=DeForest Buckner |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2971282/deforest-buckner |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Terry Rozier]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Terry Rozier |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1626179/terry-rozier |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Ivan Provedel]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivan Provedel|url=https://www.sslazio.it/en/player/i-provedel|website=[[SS Lazio]]|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Marcel Sabitzer]], Austrian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Marcel Sabitzer|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/7316/Marcel-Sabitzer/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Claressa Shields]], American boxer and mixed martial artist<ref name="oriordan">{{cite news |title=Women's boxing - in a New Yorker state of mind |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/women-s-boxing-in-a-new-yorker-state-of-mind-1.515219 |last=O'Riordan |first=Ian |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en |access-date=2021-05-30}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Katie Ledecky]], American swimmer * 1997 – [[Daniel Sprong]], Dutch ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Daniel Sprong |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/player/daniel-sprong-8478466 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Brandon Aiyuk]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Aiyuk |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360438/Brandon-Aiyuk |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Pietro Pellegri]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Pietro Pellegri|url=https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2023-2024/attaccante/pellegri-pietro|website=[[Torino FC]]|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[45 BC]] – [[Titus Labienus]], Roman general (b. 100 BC) * 45 BC – [[Publius Attius Varus]], Roman governor of Africa * [[180]] – [[Marcus Aurelius]], Roman emperor (b. 121) * [[659]] – [[Gertrude of Nivelles]], Frankish abbess * [[836]] – [[Haito]], bishop of Basel * [[905]] – [[Li Yu, Prince of De]], prince and emperor of the Tang Dynasty *[[1008]] – [[Emperor Kazan|Kazan]], emperor of Japan (b. 968) *[[1040]] – [[Harold Harefoot]], king of England<ref>{{cite web |title=Harold I {{!}} king of England |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Harold-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1058]] – [[Lulach]], king of Scotland *[[1199]] – [[Jocelin of Glasgow]], Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130) *[[1267]] – [[Pierre de Montreuil]], French architect *[[1270]] – [[Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre|Philip of Montfort]], French knight and nobleman *[[1272]] – [[Emperor Go-Saga|Go-Saga]], emperor of Japan (b. 1220) *[[1361]] – [[An-Nasir Hasan]], Mamluk sultan of Egypt *[[1394]] – [[Louis, Count of Enghien|Louis of Enghien]], French nobleman *[[1406]] – [[Ibn Khaldun]], Tunisian sociologist, historian, and scholar (b. 1332) *[[1425]] – [[Ashikaga Yoshikazu]], Japanese shōgun (b. 1407) *[[1516]] – [[Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours|Giuliano de' Medici]], Italian nobleman (b. 1479) *[[1527]] – [[Rana Sanga]], Indian ruler (b. 1482) *[[1565]] – [[Alexander Ales]], Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Princess Sophia of Sweden|Sophia of Sweden]], duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547) *[[1620]] – [[John Sarkander]], Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576) *[[1640]] – [[Philip Massinger]], English playwright (b. 1583) *[[1649]] – [[Gabriel Lalemant]], French missionary and saint (b. 1610) *[[1663]] – [[Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland]], English diplomat (b. 1605) *[[1680]] – [[François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)|François de La Rochefoucauld]], French author (b. 1613) *[[1704]] – [[Menno van Coehoorn]], Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641) *[[1715]] – [[Gilbert Burnet]], Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643) *[[1741]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Rousseau]], French poet and playwright (b. 1671) *[[1764]] – [[George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield]], English astronomer and politician (b. 1695) *[[1782]] – [[Daniel Bernoulli]], Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700) *[[1828]] – [[James Edward Smith (botanist)|James Edward Smith]], English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759) *[[1829]] – [[Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg|Sophia Albertina]], princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753) *[[1830]] – [[Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr]], French general and politician (b. 1764) *[[1846]] – [[Friedrich Bessel]], German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784) *[[1849]] – [[William II of the Netherlands|William II]], Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792) *[[1853]] – [[Christian Doppler]], Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803) *[[1871]] – [[Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802)|Robert Chambers]], Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded [[Chambers Harrap]] (b. 1802) *[[1875]] – [[Ferdinand Laub]], Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832) *[[1893]] – [[Jules Ferry]], French lawyer and politician, 44th [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1832) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[John Houlding]], English businessman, founded [[Liverpool Football Club]] (b. 1833)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kennedy |first=David |title=The Man Who Created Merseyside Football |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=2022 |isbn=978-1538141236 |edition=1st |location=Lanham, Maryland, USA}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Franz Brentano]], German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838) *[[1926]] – [[Aleksei Brusilov]], Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853) *[[1934]] – [[Bede Jarrett]], English Dominican priest (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wykeham-George |first1=Kenneth |last2=Mathew |first2=Gervase |author2-link=Gervase Mathew |title=Bede Jarrett of the Order of Preachers |date=1952 |publisher=The Newman Press |location=Westminster, Maryland |page=153 |url=https://archive.org/details/bedejarrettoford0000wyke/mode/2up}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Philomène Belliveau]], Canadian artist (b. 1854) *[[1942]] – [[Nada Dimić]], [[People's Hero of Yugoslavia]], victim of [[Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia|Genocide of Serbs]] (b. 1923)<ref name="narodni heroji">{{cite web |title=Narodni heroji Jugoslavije |url=http://www.slobodnajugoslavija.org/sloyuknjige/NarodniHerojiJugoslavije.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728031759/http://www.slobodnajugoslavija.org/sloyuknjige/NarodniHerojiJugoslavije.pdf |archive-date=28 July 2011 |pages=101–102|date=1975}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Dai Li]], Chinese general (b. 1897) *[[1947]] – [[Mike the Headless Chicken|Mike]], American [[Wyandotte chicken]], lived 18 months following decapitation (h. 1945)<ref>{{cite web| title=Mike's Story| url=http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org| publisher=Mike the Headless Chicken| year=2007| access-date=June 21, 2023| archive-date=May 26, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526080119/http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/| url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[Aleksandra Ekster]], Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882) *[[1956]] – [[Fred Allen]], American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894) * 1956 – [[Irène Joliot-Curie]], French physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1897) *[[1957]] – [[Ramon Magsaysay]], Filipino captain and politician, 7th [[President of the Philippines]] (b. 1907) *[[1958]] – [[John Pius Boland]], Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870) * 1958 – [[Bertha De Vriese]], Belgian physician (b. 1877) *[[1961]] – [[Susanna M. Salter]], American activist and politician (b. 1860) *[[1965]] – [[Amos Alonzo Stagg]], American football player and coach (b. 1862) *[[1974]] – [[Louis Kahn]], American architect and academic, designed [[Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban]] (b. 1901) *[[1976]] – [[Luchino Visconti]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906) *[[1981]] – [[Paul Dean (baseball)|Paul Dean]], American baseball player (b. 1913) *[[1983]] – [[Haldan Keffer Hartline]], American physiologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1903) * 1983 – [[Louisa E. Rhine]], American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891) *[[1986]] – [[Clarence D. Lester]], African-American fighter pilot (b. 1923) *[[1990]] – [[Capucine]], French model and actress (b. 1928) * 1990 – [[Dinkar G. Kelkar]], Indian art collector (b. 1896)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kelkar |first1=B. S. |last2=Kelkar |first2=G. R. |last3=Kelkar |first3=Y. S. |title=Kelkar Kulavruttanta |date=1993 |publisher=Yashodeep Typesetting |location=[[Thane]]|pages=82, 83}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Grace Stafford]], American actress (b. 1903) *[[1993]] – [[Helen Hayes]], American actress (b. 1900) *[[1994]] – [[Charlotte Auerbach]], German-Jewish Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite book|first=Catharine M. C.|last=Haines|title=International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2001|isbn=978-1-57607-090-1|page=10}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Mai Zetterling]], Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925) *[[1995]] – [[Sunnyland Slim]], American blues pianist (b. 1906) *[[1996]] – [[René Clément]], French director and screenwriter (b. 1913) * 1996 – [[Terry Stafford]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1941) *[[1997]] – [[Jermaine Stewart]], American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957) *[[1999]] – [[Ernest Gold (composer)|Ernest Gold]], Austrian-American composer (b. 1921) * 1999 – [[Jean Pierre-Bloch]], French activist (b. 1905) *[[2001]] – [[Anthony Storr]], English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web |last=Stevens |first=Anthony |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/mar/20/guardianobituaries.highereducation |title=Obituary: Anthony Storr |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 March 2001 |access-date=2023-05-18}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Rosetta LeNoire]], American actress and producer (b. 1911) * 2002 – [[Văn Tiến Dũng]], Vietnamese general and politician, 6th [[Minister of Defence (Vietnam)|Minister of Defence for Vietnam]] (b. 1917) * 2002 – [[Sylvester Weaver (executive)|Sylvester "Pat" Weaver]], American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908) *[[2005]] – [[Royce Frith]], Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, [[Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] (b. 1923) * 2005 – [[George F. Kennan]], American historian and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union]] (b. 1904) * 2005 – [[Andre Norton]], American author (b. 1912) *[[2006]] – [[Oleg Cassini]], French-American fashion designer (b. 1913) * 2006 – [[Ray Meyer]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1913) * 2006 – [[İstemihan Taviloğlu]], Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945) *[[2007]] – [[John Backus]], American mathematician and computer scientist, designed [[Fortran]] (b. 1924) *[[2008]] – [[Roland Arnall]], French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd [[United States Ambassador to the Netherlands]] (b. 1939) *[[2009]] – [[Clodovil Hernandes]], Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937) *[[2010]] – [[Alex Chilton]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950) * 2010 – [[Sid Fleischman]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit |title=Sid Fleischman, Children's Author, Dies at 90|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/books/25fleischman.html |accessdate=19 October 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 March 2010 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[Michael Gough]], English actor (b. 1916) * 2011 – [[Ferlin Husky]], American country music singer (b. 1925) *[[2012]] – [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria|Shenouda III]], pope of Alexandria (b. 1923) * 2012 – [[Margaret Whitlam]], Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919) *[[2013]] – [[William B. Caldwell III]], American general (b. 1925) * 2013 – [[Lawrence Fuchs]], American scholar and academic (b. 1927) * 2013 – [[A.B.C. Whipple]], American journalist and historian (b. 1918) *[[2014]] – [[Marek Galiński (cyclist)|Marek Galiński]], Polish cyclist (b. 1974) * 2014 – [[Joseph Kerman]], American musicologist and critic (b. 1924) * 2014 – [[Rachel Lambert Mellon]], American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910) *[[2015]] – [[Frank Perris]], Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931) *[[2016]] – [[Meir Dagan]], Israeli general (b. 1945) * 2016 – [[Zoltán Kamondi]], Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960) *[[2018]] – [[Mike MacDonald (comedian)|Mike MacDonald]], Canadian comedian (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2018-03-19 |title=Mike MacDonald, Canadian Stand-Up Star, Is Dead at 63 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/obituaries/mike-macdonald-canadian-stand-up-star-is-dead-at-62.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Phan Văn Khải]], the fifth [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]] (b. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reformist ex-premier of Vietnam is dead at 84 – DW – 03/17/2018 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/vietnams-reformist-ex-pm-phan-van-khai-dies-at-age-84/a-43020787 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[John Magufuli]], the fifth [[President of Tanzania]] (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Jason |last2=correspondent |first2=Jason Burke Africa |date=2021-03-18 |title=Tanzania's Covid-denying president, John Magufuli, dies aged 61 |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/17/tanzanias-president-john-magufuli-dies-aged-61 |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Lance Reddick]], American actor (b. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trepany |first=Morgan Hines and Charles |title='The Wire,' 'John Wick' actor Lance Reddick dies at 60 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/03/17/lance-reddick-dies-the-wire-john-wick-actor/11493481002/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[John_Hemingway_(RAF_officer)|John Hemingway]], Irish fighter pilot (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://raf.mod.uk/news/articles/the-last-surviving-battle-of-britain-pilot-john-paddy-hemingway-dfc-passes-away/|title=The last surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, John 'Paddy' Hemingway DFC, passes away|work=[[Royal Air Force]]|date=17 March 2025|access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lawrence|first=Jessica|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o|title='End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies|work=[[BBC News]]|date=17 March 2025|access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref> *2025 – [[Lee Shau-kee]], Hong Kong real estate billionaire (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kandell |first=Jonathan |date=March 17, 2025 |title=Lee Shau-Kee, Hong Kong Real Estate Tycoon, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/lee-shau-kee-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> <!-- Please do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] (Bangladesh)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.banglatribune.com/national/news/34282/Nation-celebrates-Bangabandhu%E2%80%99s-birthday|title=Nation celebrates Bangabandhu's birthday|date=17 March 2019|access-date=13 June 2023|website=[[Bangla Tribune]]|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028001408/http://en.banglatribune.com/national/news/34282/Nation-celebrates-Bangabandhu%E2%80%99s-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Children's Day#Bangladesh|Children's Day]] ([[Bangladesh]]) * Christian [[feast day]]: ** [[Alexius of Rome]] ([[Eastern Church]]) ** [[Gertrude of Nivelles]] ** [[John Sarkander]] ** [[Joseph of Arimathea]] ([[Latin liturgical rites|Western Church]]) ** [[Saint Patrick|Patrick of Ireland]] ** [[March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)|Evacuation Day]] ([[Suffolk County, Massachusetts]]) * [[Saint Patrick's Day]], a public holiday in Ireland, [[Montserrat]] and the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world. ==References== {{Reflist}} === Bibliography === * {{cite book |title= Ibn Khaldūn and Tamerlane: Their Historic Meeting in Damascus, 1401 A.d. (803 A. H.) A Study Based on Arabic Manuscripts of Ibn Khaldūn's "Autobiography," | last=Ibn Khaldun | author-link=Ibn Khaldun |translator=Walter Joseph Fischel |publisher= University of California Press |year=1952 }} * {{cite book | first=Joanne | last=Shattock | title=The Oxford Guide to British Women Writers | publisher=Oxford University Press | location=Oxford | year=1993 | isbn=978-0-19214-176-7}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/17 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=17}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/17 Historical Events on March 17] {{months}} [[Category:Days of March]]
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