March 17 in history
Events on March 17
Notable events that happened on March 17 in past years.
- 2016
Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
Wikipedia article: Rojava Revolution - 2000
Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
Wikipedia article: Uganda - 1992
A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
Wikipedia article: 1992 South African apartheid referendum - 1985
Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
Wikipedia article: Richard Ramirez - 1973
The Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Wikipedia article: Pulitzer Prize - 1966
Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
Wikipedia article: DSV Alvin - 1962
A Clockwork Orange, a British dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, is published.
Wikipedia article: A Clockwork Orange (novel) - 1958
The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
Wikipedia article: Vanguard 1 - 1948
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
Wikipedia article: Belgium - 1942
Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
Wikipedia article: The Holocaust - 1862
The first railway line of Finland between cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, called Päärata, is officially opened.
Wikipedia article: Rail transport in Finland - 1842
The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.
Wikipedia article: Relief Society - 1776
American Revolutionary War: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
Wikipedia article: American Revolutionary War - 1337
Edward the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first duchy in England.
- 45 BC
In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
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