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What Happened On 17th March 1988 In History

March 17th (1988) was a Thursday. It's the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 289 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 17th March, 1988

  • » A Colombian Boeing 727 jet airliner named jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.

Famous Birthdays on March 17 in 1988

  • » Grimes (musician) named Grimes, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
  • » Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
  • » Fraser Forster, English footballer
  • » Ryan White (ice hockey) or Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player

March 17th Famous Deaths for 1988

  • » Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1949)

March 17th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Alexius of Rome (Eastern Church)
  • » Gertrude of Nivelles
  • » Joseph of Arimathea (Latin liturgical rites named Western Church)
  • » Saint Patrick named Patrick
  • » March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) named Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
  • » Liberalia, in honor of Dionysus known as Liber Pater. Considered by some to be part of Agonalia. (Ancient Rome)
  • » National Muay Thai Day

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