March 17

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 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)
• Orthodox Forgiveness Sunday - March 17, 2024
• Red Nose Day - March 17, 2023 (2024 TBA)
• St. Patrick's Day 
• Submarine Day

2024 Weekly Holidays that include March 17, are:

• American Chocolate Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• Clutter Awareness Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• Consider Christianity Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Begins 2nd Sunday Before Easter)
• International Brain Awareness Week - March 11-17, 2024
  
• International Goof Off Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• Jobs for Teens Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• Lent - February 14 - March 26, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is March 31, 2024)
  
• National Agriculture Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Week in March that has March 21st in it)
• National Animal Poison Prevention Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• National Anonymous Giving Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• National Bubble Week - March 17-23, 2024 (First Week of Spring)
• National Button Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March)
• National Clean Out Your Closet Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• National Fix a Leak Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March)
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2024 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Week of March)
• National Introverts Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• National Poison Prevention Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• National Science & Engineering Week - March 8-17, 2024 (Starts on Friday of the First Full Week in March)
  
• Passion Week - March 17 - 23, 2024 (Week Before Holy Week)
• Passiontide - March 17 - 30, 2024 (Passion Week + Holy Week)
• Ramadan - Evening of March 10, 2024 - Evening of April 8, 2024
  
• Schools Library Media Center Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week of March)
• Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign - March 11-17
• World Folktales & Fables Week - March 17-23, 2024 (Third Full Week in March)

2024 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 27 - March 17, 2024 (Houston, TX)
• Iditarod Race - March 2-17, 2024 - A Dogsled Race on the Iditarod Trail  in Alaska (Starts on the First Saturday in March)
• Indiana Flower and Patio Show - March 9-17, 2024 (Indianapolis, IN)
• AKC National Agility Championship - March 14-17, 2024
• 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)
• 2023 - Lance Reddick, American actor (Bosch, John Wick franchise, White House Down) (b. 1962)

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

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe 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!