Born on March 17
March 17 birthdays & history
If you were born on March 17, you share a birthday with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Nat King Cole. March 17 babies are Pisces, with aquamarine as their birthstone and the daffodil as their birth flower. March 17 is the 77th day of the year in leap years (76th in other years).
Famous people born on March 17
- 1920Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh
- 1537Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō
- 1919Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host
- 1834Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
- 1938Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer
- 1986Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
- 1989Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
- 1948William Gibson, American-Canadian author and screenwriter
- 1983Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer
- 1881Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
What happened on March 17
- 1337Edward the Black Prince was created Duke of Cornwall, the first English dukedom.
- 1805The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King of Italy.
- 1824The Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
- 1842The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.
- 1861The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
- 1862The first railway line of Finland between cities of Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, called Päärata, is officially opened.
- 1921The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
- 1948Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the North Atlantic Treaty establishing NATO.
- 1958The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
- 1962A Clockwork Orange, a British dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, is published.
- 1969Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
Also observed on March 17
- Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh)
- Children's Day (Bangladesh)
Questions, answered
What star sign is March 17?
People born on March 17 are Pisces. Their birthstone is aquamarine and their birth flower is the daffodil.
Which famous people were born on March 17?
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537), Nat King Cole (1919), Gottlieb Daimler (1834), Rudolf Nureyev (1938), Edin Džeko (1986) were all born on March 17.
What happened on March 17 in history?
Among other things: in 1958, The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit; in 1962, A Clockwork Orange, a British dystopian novel by Anthony Burgess, is published; in 1969, Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
Can I get a newspaper front page from March 17?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any March 17 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “March 17”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.