March 17th, 1840

Born on March 17th, 1840

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 17th?

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

March 17th, 1842

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 17th

Born on March 17th, 1840

59

Henri Didon

French preacher

*March 17th, 1840, Le Touvet †March 13th, 1900, Toulouse

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 17th?

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

65

Gottlieb Daimler

German businessman

*March 17th, 1834, Schorndorf †March 6th, 1900, Bad Cannstatt

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

41

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

87

Rosina Heikel

Finnish doctor (1842–1929)

*March 17th, 1842, Kaskinen †December 13th, 1929, Helsinki

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham

29

Lisa Sophie Gericke

German bobsledder and ice speed skater

*March 17th, 1995, Brandenburg an der Havel

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Born in 1840

53

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Russian composer (1840–1893)

*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13

86

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

*November 14th, 1840, Paris †December 5th, 1926, Giverny

78

Augusta Lundin

Swedish fashion designer

*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, Stockholm

62

Émile Zola

French journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)

*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, Paris

87

Thomas Hardy

English novelist and poet (1840–1928)

*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, Dorchester

77

Auguste Rodin

French sculptor (1840–1917)

*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, Meudon

53

Georg von der Gabelentz

German linguist (1840-1893)

*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, Berlin

67

Gustav von Hüfner

German chemist

*May 13th, 1840, Bad Köstritz †March 14th, 1908, Tübingen

87

Henry Birks

Canadian businessman

*November 30th, 1840, Montreal †April 16th, 1928, Montreal

63

Murad V

Ottoman Sultan

*September 21st, 1840, Topkapı Palace †August 29th, 1904, Çırağan Palace

57

Alphonse Daudet

French novelist

*May 13th, 1840, Nîmes †December 16th, 1897, Paris

64

Ernst Abbe

German physicist

*January 23rd, 1840, Eisenach †January 14th, 1905, Jena

81

John Boyd Dunlop

Scottish inventor

*February 5th, 1840, Dreghorn †October 23rd, 1921, Dublin

88

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice Castle

73

Arsène Arnaud Claretie

French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)

*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, Paris

184

Gustave Ruiz

French composer

*March 6th, 1840, Nevers

81

Carl Menger

Founder of the Austrian School of economics

*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, Vienna

61

Edmond Audran

French composer

*April 12th, 1840, Lyon †August 17th, 1901, Tierceville

52

Henri Duveyrier

French explorer of the Sahara

*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, Sèvres

76

Hiram Stevens Maxim

American-born inventor (1840-1916)

*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, London

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 17th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 17th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1840 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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