17th March anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1473
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of King James IV of Scotland, the last King of Scots to speak Gaelic." more
  • 1834
  • Germany
  • "Birth of Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and motor vehicle pioneer"
  • 1846
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Kate Greenaway, illustrator and children's author." more
  • 1880
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Lawrence Oates, Antarctic explorer, a member of Captain Scotts expedition in 1910/12." more
  • 1908
  • Germany
  • "Birth of Brigitte Helm, German actress (note: some sources give her year of birth as 1906, which is probably genuine. We suspect she gave the year as 1908 to make her seem younger than she actually was)."
• event
  • 1776
  • United States
  • "British troops evacuate Boston, Massachusetts thereby ending the siege of Boston." more
  • 1948
  • "Britain, France, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands signed the Brussels Treaty, pledging a 50-year alliance against armed attack and."
  • 1958
  • United States
  • The USA launched the Vanguard I satellite .
  • 1969
  • Great Britain
  • "The Longhope lifeboat sank in Scotland, killing all eight crew members"
  • 1969
  • Israel
  • Golda Meir became the first woman Prime Minister of Israel
  • 1971
  • Great Britain
  • Modern London Bridge opened by the Queen
• Death
  • 180
  • Italy
  • "Death of Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor." more
  • 1040
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Harold Harefoot, King of England." more
  • 1782
  • Switzerland
  • "Death of Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and scientist"
  • 1912
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Capt. Lawrence Oates, who sacrificed his life to try to help his three companions survive in the Antarctic during Scotts expedition.It was his 32nd birthday." more
  • 1983
  • United States
  • "Death of Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and Nobel Prize winner."
  • 1999
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Rod Hull, British puppeteer and entertainer (Emu)"