On this day: 17 March

Selected events and births on 17 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1337 – Edward the Black Prince was created Duke of Cornwall, the first English dukedom. Read more: Edward the Black Prince Duke of Cornwall Duchy
• 1950 – Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element. Read more: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Californium Transuranium element

Born on this day

• 1848 – Ernesta Forti, Italian anarchist and dairy worker Read more: Ernesta Forti Anarchism
• 1945 – Michael Hayden, American general, 20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Read more: Michael Hayden (general) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• 1993 – Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer Read more: Matteo Bianchetti
• 1994 – DeForest Buckner, American football player Read more: DeForest Buckner
• 1994 – Terry Rozier, American basketball player Read more: Terry Rozier
• 1994 – Ivan Provedel, Italian footballer Read more: Ivan Provedel
• 1994 – Marcel Sabitzer, Austrian footballer Read more: Marcel Sabitzer
• 1995 – Claressa Shields, American boxer and mixed martial artist Read more: Claressa Shields
• 1997 – Katie Ledecky, American swimmer Read more: Katie Ledecky
• 1997 – Daniel Sprong, Dutch ice hockey player Read more: Daniel Sprong
• 1998 – Brandon Aiyuk, American football player Read more: Brandon Aiyuk
• 2001 – Pietro Pellegri, Italian footballer Read more: Pietro Pellegri

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / March 17 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.