March 17th, 1909

Born on March 17th, 1909

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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, 1909

73

Marian Danysz

Polish physicist (1909-1983)

*March 17th, 1909, 13th arrondissement of Paris †February 9th, 1983, Warsaw

76

Georg Stadtmüller

German historian (1909-1985)

*March 17th, 1909, Bürstadt †November 1st, 1985, Munich

82

Dag Ramsøy Bryn

Norwegian diplomat (1909-1991)

*March 17th, 1909, Christiania †April 11th, 1991, Tvedestrand

84

Ken Anderson

Art director, story artist and layout artist

*March 17th, 1909, Seattle †December 13th, 1993, La Cañada Flintridge

70

Hermann Weiss

Austrian ice hockey goaltender

*March 17th, 1909, Vienna †May 16th, 1979, London Borough of Camden

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Who's birthday is on March 17th?

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

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

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

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

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

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

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

41

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

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

81

Takeo Miki

Japanese politician (1907-1988)

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

85

Giovanni Trapattoni

Italian association football player and manager

*March 17th, 1939, Cusano Milanino

80

John Sebastian

American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1944)

*March 17th, 1944, New York City

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Born in 1909

72

Dorothy Walton

Badminton player

*August 7th, 1909, Swift Current †October 17th, 1981, Toronto

69

Walter Arnold

German sculptor and politician (1909-1979)

*August 27th, 1909, Leipzig †July 11th, 1979, Dresden

86

Arthur Dale Trendall

Australian classical archaeologist (1909-1995)

*March 28th, 1909, Auckland †November 13th, 1995, Melbourne

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

85

Jessica Tandy

British-American actress (1909–1994)

*June 7th, 1909, London †September 11th, 1994, Fairfield County

82

Francis Bacon

Irish-born British figurative painter, 1909–1992

*October 28th, 1909, Dublin †April 28th, 1992, Madrid

87

Alain Poher

French politician (1909-1996)

*April 17th, 1909, Ablon-sur-Seine †December 9th, 1996, Paris

85

Tom Ewell

American actor (1909-1994)

*April 29th, 1909, Owensboro †September 12th, 1994, Woodland Hills

73

Isa Miranda

Italian actress (1905-1982)

*July 5th, 1909, Milan †July 8th, 1982, Rome

65

U Thant

Third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1909-1974)

*January 22nd, 1909, Pantanaw †November 25th, 1974, New York City

62

Kwame Nkrumah

Ghanaian pan-Africanist and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana (1909-1972)

*September 21st, 1909, Nkroful †April 27th, 1972, Bucharest

103

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Italian neurologist (1909-2012)

*April 22nd, 1909, Turin †December 30th, 2012, Nomentano

106

Hans Erni

Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015)

*February 21st, 1909, Lucerne †March 21st, 2015, Lucerne

87

Daniel Mayer

French politician, member of the French Resistance (1909-1996)

*April 29th, 1909, Paris †December 29th, 1996, Orsay

108

Jacques Clemens

Belgian priest

*July 11th, 1909, The Hague †March 7th, 2018, Loverval

89

Gratien Gélinas

Canadian author, playwright, actor, director, producer and administrator

*December 8th, 1909, Mauricie †March 16th, 1999, Deux-Montagnes

104

Frits Thors

Dutch television presenter

*September 13th, 1909, Amsterdam †April 19th, 2014, Laren

53

Hans-Heinrich Sievert

German decathlete (1909-1963)

*December 1st, 1909, Gut Grittern †April 5th, 1963, Eutin

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

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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 1909 is a normal year and no leap year.

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