Historical Events In March - 17

1929  Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid on March - 17.   

1931  On March - 17 in an attempt to lift the state from the hard times of the Great Depression, the Nevada state legislature votes to legalize gamblin   

1931  Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee on this day in history.   

1932  On March - 17 german police raid Hitler's Nazi-headquarter   

1933  On this day in history the birth of Penelope Lively, British Novelist   

1933  Ferdinand Von Alten, actor (Champagne), dies at 48 on March - 17.   

1934  On this day in history dollfuss, Mussolini and Gömbös sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome)   

1934  Dollfuss, Mussolini & Gombos sign Donau Pact (protocols of Rome) on March - 17.   

1935  KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history the birth of Rudolf Nureyev, World renowned Russian ballet dancer   

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

1941  On March - 17 national Gallery of Art, Washington DC opens   

1941  National Gallery of Art, Wash DC opens on this day in history.   

1941  Isaak E Babel, writer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1942  Belzec Concentration Camp opens-30,000 Lublin Polish Jews transported on this day in history.   

1942  Extermination begins at Belzec on this day in history.   

1942  General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander on this day in history.   

1943  The ships, Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sink on this day in history.   

1943  Aldemarin (Ned) & Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed & sinks on March - 17.   

1944  Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke on March - 17.   

1945  Allied ships bomb North-Sumatra on March - 17.   

1945  On this day in history american forces defeat the Japanese at the battle of Iwo Jima   

1945  HMCS Guysborough torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay on March - 17.   

1949  On March - 17 felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54   

1950  On this day in history belgian government of Eyskens resigns   

1950  Element 98 (Californium) announced on this day in history.   

1950  On March - 17 belgian govt of Eyskens resigns   

1951  On March - 17 government of Drees takes power   

1951  On March - 17 govt of Drees takes power   

1953  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1953  Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St Louis Browns for $2,475M on this day in history.   

1953  Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history victor Rousseau, Belgian sculptor, dies at 88   

1955  On March - 17 maurice "Rocket" Richard suspended, sparks 7 hour riot in Montréal   

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1231  Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On March - 17 birth of james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)   

1578  Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on March - 17.   

1628  Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian was born on March - 17.   

1664  On this day in history birth of georg Osterreich, composer   

1675  Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer was born on this day in history.   

1676  Thomas Boston, Scottish church leader (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

1685  Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter was born on March - 17.   

0180  On March - 17 antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58   

0461  St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend) on March - 17.   

0659  On this day in history gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32   

1040  On this day in history harold Harefoot (Harold I), King of England (1035-40), dies   

1058  On this day in history death of king Lulach I of Scotland   

1199  On this day in history death of jocelin, bishop of Glasgow   

1272  Death of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220) on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)