On This Day - March 17th

Featured Event:

St. Patrick's Day 🍀

St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, died this day in 461, according to legend, and now his feast day is celebrated widely in Ireland and the United States.

Other Events:

1861: In Turin, Italy, after more than 10 years of revolution led by such figures as Giuseppe Garibaldi, a parliament assembled and officially proclaimed the unified Kingdom of Italy. 🇮🇹

1905: Eleanor Roosevelt, niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, married her distant cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt, later U.S. president. 💍

1973: Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge 🌉

1992: Nearly 69 percent of white South African voters backed F.W. de Klerk's reforms—which included the repeal of racially discriminatory laws—and effectively endorsed the dismantling of apartheid. 📄

Holidays:

Children's Day 🇧🇩

Saint Patrick's Day 🇮🇪

Featured Birthdays:

1919: Nat King Cole 🇺🇸 (Musician)

1942: John Wayne Gacy 🇺🇸 (Serial Killer)

1948: William Gibson 🇺🇸 (Author)

1969: Alexander McQueen 🇬🇧 (Fashion Designer)

Featured Deaths:

180: Marcus Aurelius 🇮🇹 (Emperor)

1853: Christian Dopler 🇦🇹 (Physicist)

2020: Al Worden 🇺🇸 (Astronaut)