Birthday March 17, 1789 Edmund Kean, England, tragic Actor
Birthday March 17, 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader
Birthday March 17, 1804 Jim Bridger born
Birthday March 17, 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, auto pioneer
Birthday March 17, 1834 Auto pioneer Gottlieb Daimler born
Birthday March 17, 1873 Margaret Bondfield, Brit union leader, 1st woman cabinet member
Birthday March 17, 1894 Novelist and playwright Paul Green is born
Birthday March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones is born
Birthday March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones, 1st pro golfer to win 4 grand slams
Birthday March 17, 1910 Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader
Birthday March 17, 1914 Sammy Baugh, NFL QB (Wash Redskins)
Birthday March 17, 1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Actress
Birthday March 17, 1919 Nat King Cole, singer
Birthday March 17, 1930 James B. Irwin, astronaut (Apollo 15)
Birthday March 17, 1936 Thomas K. Mattingly, astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C)
Birthday March 17, 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, Russia
Birthday March 17, 1942 Paul Kantner, (Jefferson Starship)
Birthday March 17, 1944 John Sebastian, American composer
Birthday March 17, 1948 Robert Braunwart, added dates to TODAY
Birthday March 17, 1949 Patrick Duffy, (Dallas)
Birthday March 17, 1951 Kurt Russell, Actor
Birthday March 17, 1954 Leslie-Anne Down, London
History March 17, 0461 St Patrick - patron saint of Ireland - died in Saul
History March 17, 1753 1st official St. Patrick's Day
History March 17, 1762 First St. Patrick's Day parade
History March 17, 1776 The British evacuate Boston
History March 17, 1776 British evacuate Boston
History March 17, 1776 British forces evacuated Boston during Revolutionary War
History March 17, 1846 FW Bessel - measurer of distance to 61 Cygni - dies
History March 17, 1860 Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]
History March 17, 1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia
History March 17, 1901 Van Gogh paintings shown
History March 17, 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt married FDR in NY
History March 17, 1905 Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt
History March 17, 1906 Earthquakes kill more than 1,200 in Taiwan
History March 17, 1906 Pres Theodore Roosevelt used term "muckrake"
History March 17, 1910 Camp Fire Girls organize
History March 17, 1917 Shakeup in French government
History March 17, 1940 Todt named Reich Minister for Weapons and Munitions
History March 17, 1941 Natl Gallery of Art opens in Wash DC
History March 17, 1950 Element 98 (Californium) announced
History March 17, 1958 Vanguard 1 measures shape of Earth
History March 17, 1958 The Champs' Tequila is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
History March 17, 1959 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
History March 17, 1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of NY beatified (sainted in 1975)
History March 17, 1964 National Security Council reviews situation
History March 17, 1966 US sub locates missing hydrogen bomb in Mediterranean
History March 17, 1969 Golda Meir became Israeli PM
History March 17, 1970 Results of Peers investigation announced
History March 17, 1970 US casts 1st UN Security Council veto (Support England)
History March 17, 1982 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador
History March 17, 1983 70th hat trick in Islander history - Mike Bossy
History March 17, 1990 Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence
History March 17, 2000 Julia Roberts collects $20 million for Erin Brockovich
History March 17, 2011 Clark pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying
March 17, 1789 Edmund Kean, England, tragic Actor
March 17, 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader
March 17, 1804 Jim Bridger born
March 17, 1834 Gottlieb Daimler, auto pioneer
March 17, 1834 Auto pioneer Gottlieb Daimler born
March 17, 1873 Margaret Bondfield, Brit union leader, 1st woman cabinet member
March 17, 1894 Novelist and playwright Paul Green is born
March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones is born
March 17, 1902 Bobby Jones, 1st pro golfer to win 4 grand slams
March 17, 1910 Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader
March 17, 1914 Sammy Baugh, NFL QB (Wash Redskins)
March 17, 1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Actress
March 17, 1919 Nat King Cole, singer
March 17, 1930 James B. Irwin, astronaut (Apollo 15)
March 17, 1936 Thomas K. Mattingly, astronaut (Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C)
March 17, 1938 Rudolf Nureyev, ballet dancer, Russia
March 17, 1942 Paul Kantner, (Jefferson Starship)
March 17, 1944 John Sebastian, American composer
March 17, 1948 Robert Braunwart, added dates to TODAY
March 17, 1949 Patrick Duffy, (Dallas)
March 17, 1951 Kurt Russell, Actor
March 17, 1954 Leslie-Anne Down, London
March 17, 0461 St Patrick - patron saint of Ireland - died in Saul
March 17, 1753 1st official St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 1762 First St. Patrick's Day parade
March 17, 1776 The British evacuate Boston
March 17, 1776 British evacuate Boston
March 17, 1776 British forces evacuated Boston during Revolutionary War
March 17, 1846 FW Bessel - measurer of distance to 61 Cygni - dies
March 17, 1860 Japanese embassy arrives aboard Candinmarruh [sic]
March 17, 1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia
March 17, 1901 Van Gogh paintings shown
March 17, 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt married FDR in NY
March 17, 1905 Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt
March 17, 1906 Earthquakes kill more than 1,200 in Taiwan
March 17, 1906 Pres Theodore Roosevelt used term "muckrake"
March 17, 1910 Camp Fire Girls organize
March 17, 1917 Shakeup in French government
March 17, 1940 Todt named Reich Minister for Weapons and Munitions
March 17, 1941 Natl Gallery of Art opens in Wash DC
March 17, 1950 Element 98 (Californium) announced
March 17, 1958 Vanguard 1 measures shape of Earth
March 17, 1958 The Champs' Tequila is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
March 17, 1959 Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India
March 17, 1963 Elizabeth Ann Seton of NY beatified (sainted in 1975)
March 17, 1964 National Security Council reviews situation
March 17, 1966 US sub locates missing hydrogen bomb in Mediterranean
March 17, 1969 Golda Meir became Israeli PM
March 17, 1970 Results of Peers investigation announced
March 17, 1970 US casts 1st UN Security Council veto (Support England)
March 17, 1982 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador
March 17, 1983 70th hat trick in Islander history - Mike Bossy
March 17, 1990 Lithuania rejects Soviet demand to renounce its independence
March 17, 2000 Julia Roberts collects $20 million for Erin Brockovich
March 17, 2011 Clark pleads guilty in Yale grad student slaying