March 17

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2023 Daily Holidays that fall on March 17, include:

• Camp Fire Girls Day 
• Corned Beef and Cabbage Day 
• Doctor-Patient Trust Day 
• Evacuation Day - (State Holiday in Massachusetts)
• Evacuation Day Observed - March 17, 2023 (State Holiday in Massachusetts)
• National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence - March 17, 2023 (Third Friday in March)
• National Preschool Teachers Appreciation Day - March 17, 2023 (Third Friday in March)
• Red Nose Day - March 17, 2023
• St. Patrick's Day 
• Submarine Day 
• Transit Driver Appreciation Day - March 17, 2023 (March 18th unless on weekend, then closest working day)
• World Sleep Day - March 17, 2023 (Friday of Second Full Week in March)

2023 Weekly Holidays that include March 17, are:

• Brain Awareness Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Week of March)
• Campfire USA Birthday Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Full Week in March) (Founded March 17, 1910)
• Girl Scout Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Week of March - Week that always has March 12th in it)
  
• International Brain Awareness Week - March 13-19, 2023
• Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 9, 2023)
  
• MS Awareness Week - March 12-19, 2023 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Bubble Gum Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Green Week - February 5 - April 30, 2023 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Older Workers Employment Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Full Week of March)
• National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Third Week of March)
• National Science & Engineering Week - March 10-19, 2023 (Starts on Friday of the First Full Week in March)
  
• National Sleep Awareness Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Week begins with Daylight Savings Time)
• Native American Awareness Week - March 13-17, 2023
• Orthodox Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
  
• Patient Safety Awareness Week - March 12-18, 2023
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week - March 12-17, 2023 (Starting the second Sunday in March for 6 days) 
• Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign - March 11-17
  
• Universal Women's Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Full Week of March)
• World Glaucoma Week - March 12-18, 2023 (Second Full Week of March)

2022 Monthly Holidays that include March 17, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our March Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of March.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - February 28 - March 19, 2023 (Houston, TX)
  
• Iditarod Race - March 4-19, 2023 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail in Alaska running 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome
  
• Indiana Flower and Patio Show - March 11-19, 2023 (Indianapolis, IN)
• AKC National Agility Championship - March 16-19, 2023
• St. Patrick's Day Festival on March 17, in Dublin, Ireland, features a parade, costumes, music, comedy and film, and lots of beer! See our St. Patrick's Day and Holidays in Ireland pages!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for March 17 is Pisces.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for March are:

• The Jonquil, better known as Daffodil or Narcissus
• The meaning of the Daffodil is friendship and domestic happiness

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for March is the aquamarine and the bloodstone.

Famous Birthdays

• 1919 – Nat King Cole, American singer and musician (d. 1965)
• 1945 – Michael Hayden, American Air Force General and CIA director
• 1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor (Dallas, Step By Step)
• 1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor (Disney Films, Silkwood)
• 1954 – Lesley Anne Down, English actress (The Pink Panther Strikes Again, North and South)
• 1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor (Forest Gump, CSI:NY) He is also co-founder of the Lt. Dan Band performing for charities and non-profit organizations including the USO and Operation Iraqi Children, that was co-founded by Sinise in March 2004. They frequently visit military bases in the United States and abroad.
• 1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of actor Christopher Reeve, and activist (d. 2006)
• 1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor (St. Elmo's Fire, West Wing, Parks and Recreation)
• 1969 – Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths

• 460 – Saint Patrick, patron Saint of Ireland (b. 387)
• 1891 - Napoleon JKP Bonaparte, French prince/member National Convention, dies at 68
• 1993 – Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1905 - Eleanor Roosevelt, marries Franklin D. Roosevelt (ultimately 32nd US President). She is given away by her uncle, 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt
• 1944 - Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke
• 2008 - Musician Paul McCartney (Beatles, Wings) divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills (She was awarded $48.6 million for the 4 year marriage)
  

Quote of the Day

Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for March 17 is a brown Soda Bread Recipe that is great with any meal, but is a great choice for St. Patrick's Day to go with your St. Patrick's Day Meal.

This Day in History

• 432 - St Patrick, a bishop, is carried off to Ireland as a slave
• 1521 - Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines
• 1753 - 1st official St Patrick's Day
• 1762 - 1st St Patrick's Day parade in New York City
• 1898 - 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York City (for 1 hour 40 minutes)
• 1912 - Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs Luther Halsey Gulick
• 1941 – The National Gallery of Art is officially opened in Washington, D.C., by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 1942 - General Doug MacArthur arrives in Australia to become supreme commander
• 1973 - Queen Elizabeth II opens new London Bridge

This Day in Music

• 1957 - Elvis Presley bought the Graceland mansion for $102,500
  
• 1984 - Van Halen's Jump hits #1
  
• 2005 - Robert Plant is presented with a lifetime achievement Grammy award

In honor of St. Patrick's Day on March 17, above is some Celtic Music/Dancing! Totally Incredible!!

This Day in Sports

• 1871 - National Association of Professional Baseball players organized
• 1979 - Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia & R Gardner USA
• 1985 - Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623'

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!