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March 17th, 2008 (March 17 2008)EventNew York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute. David Paterson becomes acting New York State governor.
March 17th, 2008 (March 17 2008)DeathRoland Arnall, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (born in 1939)
March 17th, 1988 (March 17 1988)EventA Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
March 17th, 1988 (March 17 1988)EventEritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People s Liberation Front (EPLF) in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
March 17th, 1988 (March 17 1988)DeathNikolas Asimos, Greek counter-culture composer and singer (born in 1949)
March 17th, 1978 (March 17 1978)BirthAdam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director
March 17th, 1958 (March 17 1958)EventThe United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
March 17th, 1958 (March 17 1958)BirthPat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948)EventBenelux, France, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the NATO Agreement.
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948)BirthWilliam Gibson, American writer
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948)BirthAlex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938)BirthRudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (died in 1993)
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938)BirthKeith Michael Patrick O Brien, Northern Irish clergyman
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938)BirthZola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (died in 2007)
March 17th, 1928 (March 17 1928)BirthWilliam John McKeag, Canadian politician (died in 2007)
March 17th, 1908 (March 17 1908)BirthBrigitte Helm, German actress (died in 1996)
March 17th, 1888 (March 17 1888)BirthPaul Ramadier, French politician (died in 1961)
March 17th, 1628 (March 17 1628)BirthFrancois Girardon, French sculptor (died in 1715)
March 17th, 1058 (March 17 1058)DeathKing Lulach I of Scotland

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