March 17 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | March 17 Calendar
March 17th Daily Holidays include:
- Camp Fire Girls Day
- Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
- Doctor-Patient Trust Day
- Evacuation Day – (State Holiday in Massachusetts)
- Evacuation Day Observed – March 17, 2023 (State Holiday in Massachusetts)
- National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence – March 17, 2023 (Third Friday in March)
- National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day – March 17, 2023 (Third Friday in March)
- Red Nose Day – March 17, 2023
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Submarine Day
- Transit Driver Appreciation Day – March 17, 2023 (March 18th unless on weekend, then closest working day)
- World Sleep Day – March 17, 2023 (Friday of Second Full Week in March)
March 17: Famous Birthdays
- March 17, 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (d. 1965)
- March 17, 1945 – Michael Hayden, American Air Force General and CIA director
- March 17, 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor (Dallas, Step By Step)
- March 17, 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor (Disney Films, Silkwood)
- March 17, 1954 – Lesley Anne Down, English actress (The Pink Panther Strikes Again, North and South)
- March 17, 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor (Forest Gump, CSI:NY) He is also co-founder of the Lt. Dan Band performing for charities and non-profit organizations including the USO and Operation Iraqi Children, that was co-founded by Sinise in March 2004. They frequently visit military bases in the United States and abroad.
- March 17, 1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of actor Christopher Reeve, and activist (d. 2006)
- March 17, 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor (St. Elmo’s Fire, West Wing, Parks and Recreation)
- March 17, 1969 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010)
March 17: Historical Events
- March 17, 432 – St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave
- March 17, 1521 – Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
- March 17, 1753 – 1st official St Patrick’s Day
- March 17, 1762 – 1st St Patrick’s Day parade in New York City
- March 17, 1898 – 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York City (for 1 hour 40 minutes)
- March 17, 1912 – Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick
- March 17, 1941 – The National Gallery of Art is officially opened in Washington, D.C., by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- March 17, 1942 – General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander
- March 17, 1973 – Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge
March 17: Music Events
- March 17, 1957 – Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion for $102,500
- March 17, 1984 – Van Halen’s Jump hits #1
- March 17, 2005 – Robert Plant is presented with a lifetime achievement Grammy award
March 17: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for March 17 is Pisces.
March Birthstone:
What is the March Birthstone? Aquamarine
The modern birthstone representing March is aquamarine. Famed for millennia for its pure and even blue or blue-green color, potentially large size, and sparkling clarity, the aquamarine has been a valued gem to many cultures.
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