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1905 : Franklin D. Roosevelt's wedding


On March 17, 1905, Franklin D. Roosevelt married a distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the ceremony.

1931 : Nevada legalizes gambling


On March 17, 1931, the Senate of the State of Nevada voted for the legalization of all forms of gambling. The bill has attracted a phenomenal number of people there.

1966 : Missin nuclear bomb found


On 17 March 1966, the submersible Alvin located the missing hydrogen bomb, lost by an American B52 bomber at 2500 feet depth off the coast of Spain.

1969 : Golda Meir became Prime Minister


On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel. She was the first woman to hold this position. She was also a signatory of the declaration of independence in 1948.

1992 : South African apartheid referendum


On 17 March 1992, a referendum is held in South Africa which ask the white minority if they supported the process of reforms in order to end apartheid. They answered yes to a majority of 68.73%.

2004 : Unrest in Kosovo


On March 17, 2004, unrest broke out in the province of Kosovo in former Yugoslavia, administered by the United Nations, when, because of rising ethnic tensions, thousands of Kosovo Albanians attacked the Serb minority.

Novità del giorno : 17 Marzo

Saint Patrick's Day
On March 17 this is Saint Patrick's Day in Ireland and in countries which have a large population of Irish origin. This day is celebrated by parades and festivals and parties in pubs.

Citazione del giorno : 17 Marzo

Franklin D. Roosevelt
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Compleanni : 17 Marzo

Shijō, Imperatore della Cina (1231)
Thomas Chalmers, Economista politico scozzese (1780)
Gottlieb Daimler, Industriale tedesco (1834)
Alfred Newman, Compositore americano (1900)
Nat King Cole, Musicista americano (1919)
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bengalese politico, padre della nazione Bangladesh (1920)
Siegfried Lenz, Scrittore tedesco (1926)
James Irwin, Astronauta americano (1930)
Rudolf Nureyev, Ballerino russo (1938)
James Morrow, Scrittore americano (1947)
Patrick Duffy, Attore americano (1949)
Daniel Lavoie, Cantante canadese (1949)
Kurt Russell, Attore americano (1951)
Lesley-Anne Down, Attrice inglese (1954)
Gary Sinise, Attore americano (1955)
Brigitte Aubert, Scrittrice francese (1956)
Rob Lowe, Attore americano (1964)
José Garcia, Comico francese (1966)
Billy Corgan, Musicista americano (Smashing Pumpkins) (1967)
Alexander McQueen, Stilista britannico (1969)
Gene Ween, Musicista americano (1970)
Oksana Grichtchouk, Pattinatore russa (1972)
Justin Hawkins, Musicista inglese (1975)
Brittany Daniel, Attrice americana (1976)
Stephen Gately, Musicista inglese (Boyzone) (1976)
Stormy Daniels, Attrice porno americana (1979)
Sharman Joshi, Attore indiano (1979)
Servet Çetin, Calciatore turco (1981)
Raul Meireles, Calciatore portoghese (1983)
Olesya Rulin, Attrice russa (1986)

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Go-Saga, Imperatore del Giappone (1272)
François de La Rochefoucauld , Scrittore francese (1680)
Jules Ferry, Politico francese (1893)
Austen Chamberlain, Politico inglese, Nobel per la Pace (1937)
Irène Joliot-Curie, Chimica francese, premio Nobel (1956)
Luchino Visconti, Regista italiano (1976)
Haldan Keffer Hartline, Fisiologo americano, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1983)
Capucine, Attrice francese (1990)
Helen Hayes, Attrice americana (1993)
René Clément, Regista francese (1996)
Alex Chilton, Musicista americano (2010)
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