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, 2025 is the 76th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 289 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
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
- 180 –Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire.
- 1921 –The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution.
- 1941 –In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- 1945 –The Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen, Germany collapses, ten days after its capture.
- 1950 –Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name “Californium”.
- 1958 –The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
- 1985 –Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the “Night Stalker”, commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles, California murder spree.
- 1988 –Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
- 1992 –Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Suicide car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
- 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?
- 1725 –Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-born American military and political leader (d. 1806)
- 1911 –Vello Kaaristo, Estonian cross-country skier (d. 1965)
- 1944 –John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter
- 1953 –Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
- 1956 –Patrick McDonnell, American cartoonist
- 1959 –Paul Black, American rock singer
- 1973 –Vance Wilson, American baseball player
- 1974 –Mark Dolan, British TV show host
- 1986 –Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
- 1987 –Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
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