Hisdates•ComPage 10: Historical Events In March - 17
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1991 On March - 17 irish Lesbians and Gays march in St Patrick Day parade 
1991 New Jersey raises turnpike tolls 70% on March - 17.
1991 On March - 17 uSSR holds a referendum to determine if they should stay together; 9 of 15 Soviet representatives officially approve new union treaty
1992 On March - 17 18th People's Choice Awards Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire
1992 On March - 17 de Klerk wins a white only referendum
1992 On this day in history islamic Jihad truck bombs Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires Argentina killing 29
1992 Russian manned space craft TM-14, launches into orbit on this day in history.
1992 Charles Rea, British actor (Ipcress File), dies at 69 on March - 17.
1992 On March - 17 18th People's Choice Awards: Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire
1993 On March - 17 86 killed by bomb attack in Calcutta
1994 On this day in history iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed)
1995 British £ hits 2.4545 to Dutch guilder (record) on March - 17.
1995 On this day in history sinn-Fein leader Gerry Adams visits White House
1995 On this day in history uS approves first chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck and Co
1996 On March - 17 mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
1996 On this day in history sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup
1997 On March - 17 cNN begins Spanish broadcasts
1998 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for first Olympics Gold medal on March - 17.
2001 On this day in history aUSTRALIA has its first woman police chief, with Christine Nixon today appointed Victoria's new police commissioner.
2006 The United States strikes its two remaining Iowa-class battleships from the Naval Vessel Register, ending the age of the battleship on March - 17.
2007 On this day in history chlorine bombs injure hundreds in Baghdad, Iraq.
2011 Arab Spring and the 2011 Libyan civil war: The United Nations Security Council votes 10-0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur
2013 10 people are killed by a car bombing in Basra, Iraq on March - 17.
2014 The Republic of Crimea is declared on March - 17.
2017 On March - 17 live-action remake "Beauty and the Beast" directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson opens
2018 Ireland beats England, 24-15 at Twickenham to wrap up Six Nations Rugby Championship; 3rd Grand Slam & 11th Triple Crown on March - 17.
2018 China's National People's Congress appoints Wang Qishan as vice-president on this day in history.
2018 Africa's only female head of state, Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim confirms she is resigning amid an expenses scandal on this day in history.
2020 On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] European leaders close the EU's external and Schengen borders for at least 30 days in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 On March - 17 [COVID-19 pandemic] The Euro 2020 and 2020 Copa América association football tournaments are postponed until the summer of 2021 by UEFA and CONMEBOL respectively.
2021 The Dutch general elections for the House of Representatives of the Netherlands take place on March - 17.
2023 The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on March - 17.
2024 On March - 17 after suppressing and murdering opponents, President Vladimir Putin claims a post-Soviet record election victory, with 87.8% of the vote. The six year term will make him Russia's longest-serving leader in over 200 years. [1]
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