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On This Day · The 76th day of the year

March 17

250 years on from American Revolutionary War, March 17 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Pisces is the sign for March 17 — read more on the Pisces page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 17?

March 17 is the 76th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1337 and 2004. Famous people born on March 17 include Silvio Gesell, Stephen Kramer Glickman and Rob Kardashian.

Released on March 17

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor
  • Game Going Medieval

2023

  • Game WWE 2K23

2022

  • Game Anno: Mutationem

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1337

    Edward the Black Prince

  2. 1776

    American Revolutionary War

  3. 1891

    SS Utopia

  4. 1942

    The Holocaust

  5. 1948

    Belgium

  6. 1957

    1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash

  7. 1963

    Mount Agung

  8. 1979

    Penmanshiel Tunnel

  9. 1988

    Eritrean War of Independence

  10. 2004

    2004 unrest in Kosovo

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 17

Silvio Gesell

b. 1862

Stephen Kramer Glickman

b. 1979

Rob Kardashian

b. 1987

Giovanni Trapattoni

b. 1939

Gottlieb Daimler

b. 1834

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

b. 1665

Silke Spiegelburg

b. 1986

Siegfried Lenz

b. 1926

Deaths

  • 1994Charlotte Auerbach
  • 1976Luchino Visconti
  • 1956Irène Joliot-Curie
  • 1917Franz Brentano
  • 1406Ibn Khaldun
  • 180Marcus Aurelius

Holidays & observances

  • —Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh)
  • —Children's Day (Bangladesh)
  • —Christian feast day: Alexius of Rome (Eastern Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Gertrude of Nivelles
  • —Christian feast day: John Sarkander
  • —Christian feast day: Joseph of Arimathea (Western Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Patrick of Ireland
  • —Christian feast day: March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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