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03/17/0180
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Antonius Marcus Aurelius, [Marcus Verus], Emperor of Rome, dies at 58
Type: Death
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03/17/0432
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St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave
Type: Event
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03/17/0455
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Roman senator Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor
Type: Event
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03/17/0461
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St Patrick, patron St of Ireland, dies in Saul (according to legend)
Type: Death
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03/17/0659
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Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about 32
Type: Death
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03/17/1040
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Harold, British King (1035-40), dies
Type: Death
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03/17/1190
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Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England
Type: Event
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03/17/1473
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James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1516
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Giuliano de' Medici, monarch of Florence, dies at 37
Type: Death
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03/17/1521
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Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
Type: Event
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03/17/1521
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Magelhaes lands on Homohon
Type: Event
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03/17/1526
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French king Fran‡ois I freed from Spain
Type: Event
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03/17/1537
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French troops invade Flanders
Type: Event
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03/17/1565
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Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], theologist/physician, dies at 64
Type: Death
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03/17/1578
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Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1580
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Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam
Type: Event
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03/17/1588
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Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies
Type: Death
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03/17/1605
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Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34
Type: Death
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03/17/1628
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Daniel van Papenbroeck, [Papebrochius], Flemish historian
Type: Birth
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03/17/1640
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Philip Massinger, dramatist, dies
Type: Death
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03/17/1649
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Gerardus Johannis Vossius, [Gerrit Vos], Dutch regent, dies at 71
Type: Death
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03/17/1653
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Johan van Galen, admiral (battle of Livorno), dies in battle at 48
Type: Death
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03/17/1658
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Pro-Charles II plot in England discovered
Type: Event
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03/17/1664
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Georg Osterreich, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1672
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England declares war on Netherlands
Type: Event
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03/17/1675
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Petrus Laurentius Wockenfuss, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1680
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Fran‡ois Duc de La Rochefoucauld, writer, dies
Type: Death
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03/17/1685
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Jean-Marc Nattier, French portrait painter
Type: Birth
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03/17/1704
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Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63
Type: Death
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03/17/1722
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Willem KH Friso appointed mayor of Drente
Type: Event
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03/17/1746
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Jan David Holland, composer
Type: Birth
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03/17/1753
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1st official St Patrick's Day
Type: Event
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03/17/1755
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Transylvania Land Co buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief
Type: Event
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03/17/1756
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St Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in NYC at Crown and Thistle Tavern
Type: Event
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03/17/1757
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Prince Mas Sa‹d of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java
Type: Event
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03/17/1762
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1st St Patrick's Day parade in NYC
Type: Event
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03/17/1764
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George Parker, English astronomer, dies
Type: Death
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03/17/1766
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Britain repeals Stamp Act
Type: Event
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03/17/1776
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British forces evacuate Boston to Nova Scotia during Revolutionary War
Type: Event
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03/17/1777
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Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert Md, 5th Chief Justice (Dred Scott dec)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1780
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Thomas Chalmers, 1st moderator (Free Church of Scotland 1843-47)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1781
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Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies
Type: Birth
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03/17/1787
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George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1789
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Edmund Kean, London England, tragic actor (Shylock)
Type: Birth
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03/17/1796
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Pieter Paulus, lawyer/Dutch CEO (National Convention), dies at 41
Type: Death
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03/17/1800
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English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die
Type: Event
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03/17/1801
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Juan de Sesse y Balaguer, composer, dies at 64
Type: Death
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03/17/1803
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Candido Jose Ruano, composer, dies at 42
Type: Death
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03/17/1804
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Johann von Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," premieres
Type: Event
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03/17/1804
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James Bridger, scout/fur trader/mountain man par excellance
Type: Birth
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