March 17th (2014) was a Monday. 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.
March 17th Famous Deaths for 2014
» Mercy Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan actress and singer (b. 1945)
» Gene Feist, American director and playwright, co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company (b. 1923)
» Marek Galiński (cyclist) called Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
» Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
» Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, and art collector (b. 1910)
» Paddy McGuigan, Irish singer-songwriter (The Barleycorn) (b. 1939)
» Oswald Morris, English cinematographer (b. 1915)
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)