Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 17
March 17, 2024 is the 77th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 289 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Pisces is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: March 17
- 1921 –The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution.
- 1939 –Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins,
- 1942 –Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
- 1947 –First flight of the B-45 Tornado strategic bomber.
- 1948 –Benelux, France, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
- 1960 –U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
- 1966 –Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the Ship DSV submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
- 1969 –Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
- 1970 –My Lai Massacre: The United States Army charges 14 officers with suppressing information related to the incident.
- 1973 –The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family.
Who were born on March 17?
- 1780 –Thomas Chalmers, Scottish pastor, social reformer, author, and scientist (d. 1847)
- 1880 –Lawrence Oates, English army officer and Antarctic explorer (d. 1912)
- 1880 –Sir Patrick Hastings, British barrister (d. 1952)
- 1956 –Rory McGrath, English comedian and writer
- 1959 –Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
- 1966 –Jeremy Sheffield, English actor
- 1971 –Bill Mueller, American baseball player
- 1972 –Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian musician
- 1975 –Andrew “Test” Martin, Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
- 1986 –Miles Kane, British musician
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