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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. refimprove
1805Napoleon transformed the Italian Republic into the Kingdom of Italy. unreferenced section
1860 – The First Taranaki War began at Waitara, New Zealand, marking an important phase of the New Zealand land wars. refimprove sections
1958Vanguard 1 , the first solar-powered satellite, and the oldest human-launched object still in Earth orbit today, was launched. refimprove section
2004Unrest in Kosovo broke out, resulting in the deaths of 20, the wounding of 200 others, and the destruction of several Serb Orthodox churches and shrines. refimprove sections

Eligible

  • 1979 – The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.

March 17: Saint Patrick's Day; Passion Sunday (Anglicanism, 2013)

Sinking of the SS Utopia

  • 1963 – The most recent eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed approximately 1,500 people.
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