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March 17th, 2008 (March 17 2008) | Event | New 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) | Death | Roland Arnall, U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands (born in 1939) | |
March 17th, 1988 (March 17 1988) | Event | A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143. | |
March 17th, 1988 (March 17 1988) | Event | Eritrean 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) | Death | Nikolas Asimos, Greek counter-culture composer and singer (born in 1949) | |
March 17th, 1978 (March 17 1978) | Birth | Adam Jennings, British actor, producer and film director | |
March 17th, 1958 (March 17 1958) | Event | The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite. | |
March 17th, 1958 (March 17 1958) | Birth | Pat Bolland, Canadian Broadcaster | |
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948) | Event | Benelux, France, and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Brussels, a precursor to the NATO Agreement. | |
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948) | Birth | William Gibson, American writer | |
March 17th, 1948 (March 17 1948) | Birth | Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager | |
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938) | Birth | Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (died in 1993) | |
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938) | Birth | Keith Michael Patrick O Brien, Northern Irish clergyman | |
March 17th, 1938 (March 17 1938) | Birth | Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (died in 2007) | |
March 17th, 1928 (March 17 1928) | Birth | William John McKeag, Canadian politician (died in 2007) | |
March 17th, 1908 (March 17 1908) | Birth | Brigitte Helm, German actress (died in 1996) | |
March 17th, 1888 (March 17 1888) | Birth | Paul Ramadier, French politician (died in 1961) | |
March 17th, 1628 (March 17 1628) | Birth | Francois Girardon, French sculptor (died in 1715) | |
March 17th, 1058 (March 17 1058) | Death | King Lulach I of Scotland | |