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This is a list of selected March 17 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
45 BCCaesar's Civil War: Julius Caesar scored his final military victory at the Battle of Munda, defeating the Optimate forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger. multiple issues
1001 – The Song Shi recorded a tributary mission from the Rajahnate of Butuan, centered on the Philippine island of Mindanao, to the Song dynasty of China. Date not in source cited
1805Napoleon transformed the Italian Republic into the Kingdom of Italy. refimprove section
1842 – The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president. Too much uncited
1860New Zealand Wars: A property dispute between the colonial government and Māori landowners in Waitara instigated the First Taranaki War. Date not cited
1958Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite, and the oldest man-made object still in Earth orbit today, was launched. refimprove section
1969Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel. Too much uncited
1985 – American serial killer Richard Ramirez (pictured), known as "the Night Stalker", began a home invasion burglary and killing spree that resulted in 13 deaths and 11 sexual assaults over the following five months. Couldn't verify 13 deaths in the period, the table lists fewer deaths and one that was before the period
1992 – A suicide bomber killed 29 people and injured 242 others at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. refimprove section

Eligible

March 17: Saint Patrick's Day (Christianity); Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (1861)

Dorchester Heights Monument
Dorchester Heights Monument
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