March 17th, 1915

Born on March 17th, 1915

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, 1915

86

Richard Martin Stern

American novelist (1915-2001)

*March 17th, 1915, Fresno †October 31st, 2001, Santa Fe

25

Wolfgang Doeblin

French-German mathematician (1915-1940)

*March 17th, 1915, Berlin †June 21st, 1940, Housseras

72

Robert S. Arbib Jr.

American ornithologist and writer (1915-1987)

*March 17th, 1915, Gloversville †July 20th, 1987, White Plains Hospital

87

Paul Mourousy

French writer (1915-2002)

*March 17th, 1915, Paris †October 6th, 2002, Vaucluse

69

Ray Ellington

1915-1985, English singer, drummer, bandleader

*March 17th, 1915, Kennington †February 27th, 1985, London

82

Siegfried Theodor Arndt

German theologian

*March 17th, 1915, Lindenthal †May 7th, 1997, Leipzig

96

Bill Roycroft

Australian equestrian (1915-2011)

*March 17th, 1915, Flowerdale †May 29th, 2011

109

Fred Leinweber

American handball player

*March 17th, 1915, New York

91

Henry Bumstead

Art director (1915-2006)

*March 17th, 1915, Ontario †May 24th, 2006, Pasadena

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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

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

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

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

55

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Founding father of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

*March 17th, 1920, Tungipara Upazila †August 15th, 1975, Dhaka

64

Thomas Strobl

German politician

*March 17th, 1960, Heilbronn

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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