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Historical Events on March 17

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16 significant historical events occurred on March 17. March 17 has been the date of several political and military events. Among these are the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, the Red Army's invasion of Georgia in 1921, the Treaty of Brussels signing in 1948, and the 1991 Soviet Union referendum on its dissolution. In sports, the 2002 Malaysian Grand Prix in Formula One racing also took place on this day.

Total Events
16
Time Span
1809–2019
Categories
3
Top Category
politics
6 events

15 famous birthdays on March 17

Including Walter Hess, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Edin Džeko

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
19th C.21st C.

19th Century

4 events
1809
war

1809 minor battle of the Peninsular War

1860
war

1860s war between the Māori and the New Zealand government

1876
war

1876 military battle fought during the Black Hills War

1890
politics

Convention of Calcutta

20th Century

7 events
1908
politics

An Indian freedom struggle

1921
war

Red Army invasion of Georgia — 1921 military campaign by the Red Army

1948
politics

1948 Western European defence treaty

1953
politics

1953 U.S. nuclear test

1955
politics

Riot that occurred in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1991
general

1991 Soviet Union referendum — referendum regarding the dissolution of the Soviet Union

1993
politics

1993 agreement negotiated by Croatian and Republic of Serbian Krajina

21st Century

5 events
2002
general

2002 Malaysian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2002

2011
war

Battle of the 2011 Libyan Civil War

2013
general

2013 Australian Grand Prix — Formula One race

2017
general

Death of Chaiyaphum Pasae

2019
general

2019 Australian Grand Prix — Formula One race

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