Every yearMarch 17
Everything March 17 celebrates
6 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for March 17 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | St. Patrick's DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Corned Beef and Cabbage Day | Food | |
| 03 | Submarine Day | Tech | |
| 04 | Camp Fire Girls Day | Kids & Family | |
| 05 | Doctor-Patient Trust Day | Health | |
| 06 | Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on March 17 in some years.
World Sleep Day — 2028 and 2034
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day — 2033
Companies That Care Day — 2033
Oranges and Lemons Day — 2033
Born on March 17
Historic figures
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman1920–1975Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi1537–1598Japanese daimyō
- Nat King Cole1919–1965American singer, pianist, and television host
- Gottlieb Daimler1834–1900German engineer and businessman
- Rudolf Nureyev1938–1993Russian-French dancer and choreographer
- James IV1473–1513King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513
- Walter Rudolf Hess1881–1973Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Siegfried Lenz1926–2014Polish-German author and playwright
- James Irwin1930–1991American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
- Puneeth Rajkumar1974–2021Indian actor, singer, and producer
Celebrities & public figures
- Rob Loweb. 1964American actor
- Edin Džekob. 1986Bosnian footballer
- William Gibsonb. 1948American-Canadian author and screenwriter
- Grimesb. 1988Canadian musician
- Stormy Danielsb. 1979American adult film actress
- Shinji Kagawab. 1989Japanese footballer
- John Boyegab. 1992British actor and producer
- Katie Ledeckyb. 1997American swimmer
- Hozierb. 1990Irish musician
- Saina Nehwalb. 1990Indian badminton player
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers March 17 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see March 17, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.