March 17th, 1914

Born on March 17th, 1914

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, 1914

25

Maria Gabriella Sagheddu

Italian Roman Catholic nun and blessed (1914-1939)

*March 17th, 1914, Dorgali †April 23rd, 1939, Grottaferrata

94

Sammy Baugh

American football player, coach (1914-2008)

*March 17th, 1914, Temple †December 17th, 2008, Rotan

74

Günter Hofé

German literary editor

*March 17th, 1914, Berlin †December 27th, 1988, Königs Wusterhausen

81

Juan Carlos Onganía

President of Argentina from 1966 to 1970

*March 17th, 1914, Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires †June 8th, 1995, Buenos Aires

75

Tsunao Aida

Japanese poet and writer (1914-1990)

*March 17th, 1914, Tokyo †February 22nd, 1990

88

Mario Ruiz Armengol

Mexican musician

*March 17th, 1914, Veracruz †December 22nd, 2002

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Who's birthday is on March 17th?

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

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

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

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

56

Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

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

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

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

78

Lennox Burgher

Jamaican triple jumper

*March 17th, 1946, Jamaica

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

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

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

75

Patrick Duffy

American actor

*March 17th, 1949, Townsend

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50

Viola Desmond

Canadian activist (1914-1965)

*July 6th, 1914, Halifax †February 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Charles Hawtrey

English film actor (1914-1988)

*November 30th, 1914, Hounslow †October 27th, 1988, Deal

91

Fayard Nicholas

Choreographer, dancer, actor

*October 20th, 1914, Mobile †January 24th, 2006, Los Angeles

91

Osa Massen

Danish actress (1914-2006)

*January 13th, 1914, Copenhagen †January 2nd, 2006, Santa Monica

68

Louis de Funès

French actor and comedian

*July 31st, 1914, Courbevoie †January 27th, 1983, Nantes

78

Tonny Ahm

Danish badminton player

*September 21st, 1914, Ordrup †April 7th, 1993

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

75

Arthur Kennedy

American actor (1914–1990)

*February 17th, 1914, Worcester †January 5th, 1990, Branford

86

Ray Walston

American actor and comedian

*November 2nd, 1914, Laurel †January 1st, 2001, Beverly Hills

96

Kevin McCarthy

American actor (1914–2010)

*February 15th, 1914, Seattle †September 11th, 2010, Hyannis

85

Hedy Lamarr

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

*November 9th, 1914, Vienna †January 19th, 2000, Casselberry

77

Karl Carstens

President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1914-1992)

*December 14th, 1914, Bremen †May 30th, 1992, Meckenheim

82

Rafael Kubelík

Czech conductor, violinist and composer

*June 29th, 1914, Býchory †August 11th, 1996, Kastanienbaum

109

Muazzez İlmiye Çığ

Turkish sumerologist

*June 20th, 1914, Bursa

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

72

Robert Alda

American theatrical and film actor (1914–1986); father of actors Alan and Antony Alda

*February 26th, 1914, New York City †May 3rd, 1986, Los Angeles

103

Gisèle Casadesus

French actress (1914-2017)

*June 14th, 1914, 18th arrondissement of Paris †September 24th, 2017, Paris

86

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001)

*August 9th, 1914, Helsinki †June 27th, 2001, Helsinki

87

Thor Heyerdahl

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)

*October 6th, 1914, Larvik †April 18th, 2002, Colla Micheri

94

Dorival Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter (1914-2008)

*April 30th, 1914, Salvador †August 16th, 2008, Rio de Janeiro

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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 1914 is a normal year and no leap year.

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