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  • Sirmium, Pannonia (Present-Day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)
    Friday Mar 17, 180
    Roman Empire

    Marcus died

    Sirmium, Pannonia (Present-Day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)
    Friday Mar 17, 180

    When Marcus died in 180 the throne passed to his son Commodus, who had been elevated to the rank of co-emperor in 177.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1361
    Mamluks

    Al-Malik al-Mansur was the Mamluk sultan in 1361

    Cairo, Egypt
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1361

    Al-Mansur Salah ad-Din Muhammad ibn Hajji ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun (1347/48–1398), better known as al-Mansur Muhammad, was the Mamluk sultan in 1361–1363.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Mar 17, 1601
    St. Patrick's Day

    U.S. celebrations

    U.S.
    Saturday Mar 17, 1601

    St Patrick's Day, while not a legal holiday in the United States, is nonetheless widely recognized and observed throughout the country as a celebration of Irish and Irish-American culture. Celebrations include prominent displays of the color green, religious observances, numerous parades, and copious consumption of alcohol. The holiday has been celebrated in what is now the U.S since 1601.




  • Montserrat
    Thursday Mar 17, 1768
    St. Patrick's Day

    St Patrick's Day in Montserrat

    Montserrat
    Thursday Mar 17, 1768

    The island of Montserrat is known as the "Emerald Island of the Caribbean" because of its founding by Irish refugees from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Montserrat is one of three places where St Patrick's Day is a public holiday, along with Ireland and the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador. The holiday in Montserrat also commemorates a failed slave uprising that occurred on 17 March 1768.




  • Montreal, Canada
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1824
    St. Patrick's Day

    The Canadian parade

    Montreal, Canada
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1824

    One of the longest-running and largest St Patrick's Day parades in North America occurs each year in Montreal, whose city flag includes a shamrock in its lower-right quadrant. The yearly celebration has been organized by the United Irish Societies of Montreal since 1929. The parade has been held yearly without interruption since 1824. St Patrick's Day itself, however, has been celebrated in Montreal since as far back as 1759 by Irish soldiers in the Montreal Garrison following the British conquest of New France.




  • Rome, Italy
    Sunday Mar 17, 1861
    Unification of Italy

    Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy

    Rome, Italy
    Sunday Mar 17, 1861

    The proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy was the formal act that sanctioned the birth of the unified Kingdom of Italy. It happened with a normative act of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia — the law 17 March 1861, n. 4761 — with which Victor Emmanuel II assumed for himself and for his successors the title of King of Italy.




  • Italy
    Sunday Mar 17, 1861
    Unification of Italy

    The Parliament proclaimed Victor Emmanuel King of Italy

    Italy
    Sunday Mar 17, 1861

    On 17 March 1861, the Parliament proclaimed Victor Emmanuel King of Italy


  • England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 17, 1901
    St. Patrick's Day

    Introduction to England

    England, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 17, 1901

    In England, the British Royals traditionally present bowls of shamrock to members of the Irish Guards, a regiment in the British Army, following Queen Alexandra introducing the tradition in 1901.


  • Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1903
    St. Patrick's Day

    Official public holiday in Ireland

    Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1903

    In 1903, St Patrick's Day became an official public holiday in Ireland. This was thanks to the Bank Holiday (Ireland) Act 1903, an act of the United Kingdom Parliament introduced by Irish Member of Parliament James O'Mara. O'Mara later introduced the law which required that public houses be shut on 17 March after drinking got out of hand, a provision that was repealed in the 1970s.


  • Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1903
    St. Patrick's Day

    The first St Patrick's Day parade

    Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1903

    The first St Patrick's Day parade in Ireland was held in Waterford in 1903. The week of St Patrick's Day 1903 had been declared Irish Language Week by the Gaelic League and in Waterford, they opted to have a procession on Sunday 15 March. The procession comprised the Mayor and members of Waterford Corporation, the Trades Hall, the various trade unions and bands who included the 'Barrack St Band' and the 'Thomas Francis Meagher Band'. The parade began at the premises of the Gaelic League in George's St and finished in the Peoples Park, where the public was addressed by the Mayor and other dignitaries. On Tuesday 17 March, most Waterford businesses—including public houses—were closed and marching bands paraded as they had two days previously. The Waterford Trades Hall had been emphatic that the National Holiday be observed.


  • New York, U.S.
    Friday Mar 17, 1905
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Marriage

    New York, U.S.
    Friday Mar 17, 1905

    On March 17, 1905, Roosevelt married Eleanor in New York City, despite the fierce resistance of his mother.


  • Ireland
    Friday Mar 17, 1916
    St. Patrick's Day

    1916 Parades

    Ireland
    Friday Mar 17, 1916

    On St Patrick's Day 1916, the Irish Volunteers—an Irish nationalist paramilitary organization—held parades throughout Ireland. The authorities recorded 38 St Patrick's Day parades, involving 6,000 marchers, almost half of whom were said to be armed. The following month, the Irish Volunteers launched the Easter Rising against British rule. This marked the beginning of the Irish revolutionary period and led to the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War. During this time, St Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland were muted, although the day was sometimes chosen to hold large political rallies. The celebrations remained low-key after the creation of the Irish Free State; the only state-organized observance was a military procession and trooping of the colors, and an Irish-language mass attended by government ministers.


  • Selangor, Malaysia
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1925
    St. Patrick's Day

    St Patrick's Society of Selangor

    Selangor, Malaysia
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1925

    In Malaysia, the St Patrick's Society of Selangor, founded in 1925, organizes a yearly St Patrick's Ball, described as the biggest St Patrick's Day celebration in Asia. Guinness Anchor Berhad also organizes 36 parties across the country in places like the Klang Valley, Penang, Johor Bahru, Malacca, Ipoh, Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu, Miri, and Kuching.


  • Ireland
    Thursday Mar 17, 1927
    St. Patrick's Day

    Selling alcohol ban

    Ireland
    Thursday Mar 17, 1927

    In 1927, the Irish Free State government banned the selling of alcohol on St Patrick's Day, although it remained legal in Northern Ireland. The ban was not repealed until 1961.


  • Dublin Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1931
    St. Patrick's Day

    First official, state-sponsored St Patrick's Day parade

    Dublin Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1931

    The first official, state-sponsored St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin took place in 1931.


  • Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1940
    St. Patrick's Day

    Holy week concurrence

    Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1940

    The church calendar avoids the observance of saints' feasts during certain solemnities, moving the saint's day to a time outside those periods. St Patrick's Day is occasionally affected by this requirement, when 17 March falls during Holy Week. This happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and again in 2008, where it was officially observed on 15 March. St Patrick's Day will not fall within Holy Week again until 2160. However, the popular festivities may still be held on 17 March or on a weekend near to the feast day.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Mar 17, 1960
    Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The CIA Put forward their Plan

    U.S.
    Thursday Mar 17, 1960

    On 17 March 1960, the CIA put forward their plan for the overthrow of Castro's administration to the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) where US President Dwight D. Eisenhower lended his support. The first stated objective of the plan was to "bring about the replacement of the Castro regime with one more devoted to the true interests of the Cuban people and more acceptable to the US in such a manner to avoid any appearance of US intervention."


  • Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1976
    St. Patrick's Day

    Irish Association of Korea's Saint Patrick's Day

    Seoul, South Korea
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1976

    The Irish Association of Korea has celebrated Saint Patrick's Day since 1976 in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. The place of the parade and festival has been moved from Itaewon and Daehangno to Cheonggyecheon.


  • Dungannon, Northern Ireland
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1976
    St. Patrick's Day

    loyalists's detonated car bomb

    Dungannon, Northern Ireland
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1976

    In Northern Ireland, the celebration of St Patrick's Day was affected by sectarian divisions. A majority of the population were Protestant Ulster unionists who saw themselves as British, while a substantial minority were Catholic Irish nationalists who saw themselves as Irish. Although it was a public holiday, Northern Ireland's unionist government did not officially observe St Patrick's Day. During the conflict known as the Troubles (the late 1960s–late 1990s), public St Patrick's Day celebrations were rare and tended to be associated with the Catholic community. In 1976, loyalists detonated a car bomb outside a pub crowded with Catholics celebrating St Patrick's Day in Dungannon; four civilians were killed and many injured. However, some Protestant unionists attempted to 're-claim' the festival, and in 1985 the Orange Order held its own St Patrick's Day parade. Since the end of the conflict in 1998, there have been cross-community St Patrick's Day parades in towns throughout Northern Ireland, which have attracted thousands of spectators.


  • Russia
    Sunday Mar 17, 1991
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Union-wide referendum

    Russia
    Sunday Mar 17, 1991

    On March 17, 1991, in a Union-wide referendum 76.4 percent of voters endorsed retention of a reformed Soviet Union.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1992
    St. Patrick's Day

    Tokyo's parade

    Tokyo, Japan
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1992

    St Patrick's parades are now held in many locations across Japan. The first parade, in Tokyo, was organized by The Irish Network Japan (INJ) in 1992.


  • Russia
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1992
    St. Patrick's Day

    First Russian parade

    Russia
    Tuesday Mar 17, 1992

    The first St Patrick's Day parade in Russia took place in 1992.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Mar 17, 1994
    Bosnian War

    Washington Agreement

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Mar 17, 1994

    A peace agreement known as the Washington Agreement, mediated by the US, was concluded on 2 March by representatives of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Herzeg-Bosnia.


  • Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1996
    St. Patrick's Day

    St Patrick's Festival

    Ireland
    Sunday Mar 17, 1996

    The first St Patrick's Festival was held on 17 March 1996. In 1997, it became a three-day event, and by 2000 it was a four-day event. By 2006, the festival was five days long; more than 675,000 people attended the 2009 parade. Overall 2009's five-day festival saw almost 1 million visitors, who took part in festivities that included concerts, outdoor theatre performances, and fireworks. The Skyfest which ran from 2006 to 2012 formed the centerpiece of the St Patrick's festival.


  • Russia
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1999
    St. Patrick's Day

    Russian festivals

    Russia
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1999

    Since 1999, there has been a yearly "Saint Patrick's Day" festival in Moscow and other Russian cities. The official part of the Moscow parade is a military-style parade and is held in collaboration with the Moscow government and the Irish embassy in Moscow. The unofficial parade is held by volunteers and resembles a carnival.


  • Ireland
    Saturday Mar 17, 2001
    St. Patrick's Day

    First canceling

    Ireland
    Saturday Mar 17, 2001

    On two occasions, parades across the Republic of Ireland have been canceled from taking place on St Patrick´s Day, with both years involving health and safety reasons. In 2001, as a precaution to the foot-and-mouth outbreak, St Patrick´s Day celebrations were postponed to May


  • London, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 17, 2002
    St. Patrick's Day

    London's parade

    London, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 17, 2002

    London, since 2002, has had an annual St Patrick's Day parade which takes place on weekends around the 17th, usually in Trafalgar Square. In 2008 the water in the Trafalgar Square fountains was dyed green.


  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sunday Mar 17, 2002
    Dwayne Johnson

    WrestleMania X8

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sunday Mar 17, 2002

    At the next pay-per-view, No Way Out, The Rock defeated The Undertaker in a singles match. The event also saw the WWF debut of the famed WCW faction New World Order, which at the time consisted of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall. This later led to a match between The Rock and Hogan at WrestleMania X8.


  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Friday Mar 17, 2006
    St. Patrick's Day

    Buenos Aires's party

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Friday Mar 17, 2006

    In Buenos Aires, a party is held in the downtown street of Reconquista, where there are several Irish pubs; in 2006, there were 50,000 people in this street and the pubs nearby. Neither the Catholic Church nor the Irish community, the fifth largest in the world outside Ireland, takes part in the organization of the parties.


  • Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Saturday Mar 17, 2007
    St. Patrick's Day

    Glasgow celebrations on St Patrick's day

    Glasgow, United Kingdom
    Saturday Mar 17, 2007

    Glasgow has a considerably large Irish population; due, for the most part, to the Irish immigration during the 19th century. This immigration was the main cause of raising the population of Glasgow by over 100,000 people. Due to this large Irish population, there are many Irish-themed pubs and Irish interest groups who hold yearly celebrations on St Patrick's day in Glasgow. Glasgow has held a yearly St Patrick's Day parade and festival since 2007.


  • U.S.
    Monday Mar 17, 2008
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    The Federal Reserve guaranteed Bear Stearns' bad loans to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase

    U.S.
    Monday Mar 17, 2008

    March 17, 2008: The Federal Reserve guaranteed Bear Stearns' bad loans to facilitate its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.


  • Aldershot, Hampshire, England, U.K.
    Saturday Mar 17, 2012
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First solo military Engagement

    Aldershot, Hampshire, England, U.K.
    Saturday Mar 17, 2012

    On St. Patrick's Day, 17 March 2012, the Duchess carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the Irish Guards, one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army, at their base in Aldershot, which was her first solo military engagement.


  • Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
    Monday Mar 17, 2014
    Michael Jordan

    Jordan's purchase approved

    Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
    Monday Mar 17, 2014

    On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase, making him the first former player to become the majority owner of an NBA team.


  • Moscow, Russia
    Monday Mar 17, 2014
    St. Patrick's Day

    Moscow Irish Week

    Moscow, Russia
    Monday Mar 17, 2014

    In 2014, Moscow Irish Week was celebrated from 12 to 23 March, which includes St Patrick's Day on 17 March. Over 70 events celebrating Irish culture in Moscow, St Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Voronezh, and Volgograd were sponsored by the Irish Embassy, the Moscow City Government, and other organizations.


  • Kensington Palace, London, England
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2015
    Prince Harry

    Kensington Palace announcement

    Kensington Palace, London, England
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2015

    On 17 March 2015, Kensington Palace announced that Harry would leave the Armed Forces in June. Before then, he would spend four weeks throughout April and May at army barracks in Darwin, Perth and Sydney whilst seconded to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). After leaving the Army, while considering his future, he would return to work in a voluntary capacity with the Ministry of Defence, supporting Case Officers in the Ministry's Recovery Capability Programme. He would be working with both those who administer and receive physical and mental care within the London District area.


  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2015
    St. Patrick's Day

    Sarajevo Irish Festival

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2015

    Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a large Irish expatriate community. The community established the Sarajevo Irish Festival in 2015, which is held for three days around and including St. Patrick's Day. The festival organizes an annual parade, hosts Irish theatre companies, screens Irish films and organizes concerts of Irish folk musicians. The festival has hosted numerous Irish artists, filmmakers, theatre directors and musicians such as Conor Horgan, Ailis Ni Riain, Dermot Dunne, Mick Moloney, Chloë Agnew, and others.


  • South Korea
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    70 Devotes infected

    South Korea
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020

    On 17 March 2020, around 70 church devotees were infected with the virus after attending the River of Grace Community Church and having salt-water sprayed into their mouths, under the belief that this would protect them from the virus.


  • Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
    St. Patrick's Day

    Second cancelling

    Ireland
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020

    In 2020, as a consequence of the severity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the St Patrick´s Day Parade was canceled outright.


  • California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
    Java (programming language)

    Java 14

    California, U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 17, 2020

    On 17 March 2020, Java 14, the latest version of Java, was released.


  • Belgium
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1537

    French invaded Flanders

    Belgium
    Wednesday Mar 17, 1537

    French troops are in Flanders.


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