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Historical events & facts — March 17
What happened on March 17?
March 17 is St Patrick's Day — the feast of the patron saint of Ireland, who according to tradition died on this date around the year 461. St Patrick, born in Roman Britain, was captured as a slave by Irish pirates and, after escaping, returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary. The celebration, exported by the Irish diaspora to the English-speaking world, is today one of the most widely observed cultural festivities on Earth.
On March 17, 1861, the Parliament of Turin proclaimed the Kingdom of Italy and named Victor Emmanuel II the first king of the new unified nation. The Italian unification process, known as the Risorgimento, was led by Prime Minister Camillo di Cavour and General Giuseppe Garibaldi. Rome did not join the kingdom until 1870, with the conquest of the Papal States.
On March 17, 1992, white South African citizens voted in a referendum in favour of ending apartheid and negotiating a new constitution. The "yes" vote won with 68.7%. The referendum, called by President F. W. De Klerk, opened the way to the first multiracial elections in South African history, held on April 27, 1994, in which Mandela won the presidency.
Notable birthdays — March 17
Famous people born on March 17
Roger B. Taney
Roger Brooke Taney was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth chief justice of the United States from 1836 until his death in 1864. Taney delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered U.S. citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the U.S. territories. Prior to joining the U.S.
Sayed Darwish
Sayed Darwish was an Egyptian singer and composer who was considered the father of Egyptian popular music and one of Egypt's greatest musicians and seen by some as its single greatest composer.
Penelope Lively
Dame Penelope Margaret Lively is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books.
Robin Knox-Johnston
Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston CBE RD* is a British sailor. In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe. Along with Sir Peter Blake, he won in 1994 the second Jules Verne Trophy, for which they were also given the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards.
Cito Gaston
Clarence Edwin "Cito" Gaston is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder, coach and manager. His major league career as a player lasted from 1967 to 1978, most notably with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves.
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