What are the important events that happened on March 17? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 17: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 17 is the 76^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 289 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 4, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,742,169,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘heptacontahexagon’ day.

Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 337 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,469 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 17 Historical Events

• 45 BC –
  In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
• 180 –
  Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.
• 1776 –
  American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
• 1780 –
  American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday “as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence”.
• 1921 –
  The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution.
• 1939 –
  Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins,
• 1945 –
  The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany collapses, ten days after its capture.
• 1957 –
  A plane crash in Cebu, Philippines kills Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
• 1979 –
  The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
• 2008 –
  Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute. Lieutenant Governor David Paterson becomes New York State governor.

Who were born on March 17?

• 1866 –
  Pierce Butler, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1939)
• 1883 –
  Urmuz, Romanian writer (d. 1923)
• 1911 –
  Vello Kaaristo, Estonian cross-country skier (d. 1965)
• 1915 –
  Henry Bumstead, American art director (d. 2006)
• 1930 –
  Paul Horn, American jazz flutist
• 1938 –
  Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
• 1941 –
  Paul Kantner, American musician (Jefferson Airplane)
• 1962 –
  Clare Grogan, Scottish actress-singer
• 1973 –
  Caroline Corr, Irish singer and musician
• 1986 –
  Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer

Who died on March 17?

• 1272 –
  Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
• 1516 –
  Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1478)
• 1741 –
  Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (b. 1671)
• 1965 –
  Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football coach (b. 1862)
• 1988 –
  Nikolas Asimos, Greek counter-culture composer and singer (b. 1949)
• 1989 –
  Merritt Butrick, American actor (b. 1959)
• 1996 –
  René Clément, French film director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1999 –
  Rod Hull, British comedian (b. 1936)
• 2006 –
  Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (b. 1913)
• 2009 –
  Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian politician and TV host (b. 1937)