March 17 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1933  Ferdinand Von Alten, actor (Champagne), dies at 48.   

1934  Dollfuss, Mussolini and Gombos sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome).   

1935  KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR   

1938  Rudolf Nureyev, World renowned Russian ballet dancer is born   

1939  Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945): The Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and the Japanese breaks out.   

1941  National Gallery of Art, Washington DC opens.   

1941  National Gallery of Art, Wash DC opens.   

1941  Isaak E Babel, writer, dies at 46   

1942  Belzec Concentration Camp opens-30000 Lublin Polish Jews transported.   

1942  Extermination begins at Belzec.   

1942  General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander   

1943  The ships, Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sink.   

1943  Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sinks   

1944  Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke.   

1945  Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra   

1945  American forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima.   

1945  HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay.   

1949  Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54   

1950  Belgian government of Eyskens steps down.   

1950  Element 98 (Californium) announced.   

1950  Belgian govt of Eyskens steps down   

1951  Government of Drees takes power.   

1951  Govt of Drees takes power.   

1953  Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2475M.   

1953  Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73   

1954  Victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88   

1956  8th Emmy Awards Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball   

1956  Fred Allen, comedian (Fred Allen Radio Show), dies at 61.   

1957  Dutch ban on Sunday driving lifted   

1957  Ramon Magsaysay, President of Philippines dies in a plane crash   

1958  Navy launches Vanguard 1 into orbit (2nd US), measures Earth shape.   

1958  The shape of the Earth is measured for the inaugural time by satellite.   

1959  Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations.   

1959  Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India.   

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1473  James iv: King of scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco albana: Ital painter (mary's ascension)   

1628  Daniel van papenbroeck: [papebrochius], flemish historian   

1664  Georg osterreich: Composer   

1675  Petrus laurentius wockenfuss: Composer   

1676  Thomas boston: Scottish church leader   

1685  Jean-marc nattier: French portrait painter   

1725  Lachlan mcintosh: Scottish-born american military and political leader   

0180  Death of Antonius marcus aurelius: [marcus verus], emperor of rome,   

0461  St patrick: Patron st of ireland,   

0659  Gertrudis van nijvel: Saint/patron of travellers,   

1040  Death of Harold harefoot (harold i): King of england (1035-40),   

1058  Death of King lulach i of scotland: King lulach i of scotland   

1199  Death of Jocelin: Bishop of glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor go-saga of japan: Emperor go-saga of japan (b. 1220)   

1425  Death of Ashikaga yoshikazu: Japanese shogun (b. 1407)