March 17th, 1907

Born on March 17th, 1907

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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 , 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, 1907

84

Jean Van Houtte

Belgian politician (1907–1991)

*March 17th, 1907, Ghent †May 23rd, 1991, City of Brussels

81

Takeo Miki

Japanese politician (1907-1988)

*March 17th, 1907, Gosho †November 14th, 1988, Mitsui Memorial Hospital

66

Frank Wilcox

American actor (1907-1974)

*March 17th, 1907, De Soto †March 3rd, 1974, Granada Hills

93

John Pastore

American lawyer and politician (1907–2000)

*March 17th, 1907, Providence †July 15th, 2000, Cranston

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47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist (1907-1964)

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

74

Jack Albertson

American actor (1907–1981)

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

82

Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

93

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

37

Jacques Roumain

Haitian politician and poet (1907-1944)

*June 4th, 1907, Port-au-Prince †August 18th, 1944, Port-au-Prince

70

Georges Speicher

French road bicycle racer

*June 8th, 1907, 20th arrondissement of Paris †January 24th, 1978, Maisons-Laffitte

118

Hans Nickel

German rower

*October 22nd, 1907, Berlin

68

Boy Charlton

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*August 12th, 1907, North Sydney Council †December 10th, 1975, Avalon Beach

92

Anna Maria Martínez Sagi

Spanish poet, trade unionist, journalist, feminist and athlete

*February 16th, 1907, Barcelona †January 2nd, 2000, Santpedor

69

Emilio Sereni

Italian writer and politician

*August 13th, 1907, Rome †March 20th, 1977, Rome

59

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player (1907–1967)

*October 22nd, 1907, Sudlersville †July 21st, 1967, Miami

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944)

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

82

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

75

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

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Public holidays on March 17th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

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