Who was born on March 17

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 17, including Jean Van Houtte, Brigitte Helm, Sonny Werblin. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

38 documented historical events happened on March 17, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: After arranging for the assassination of Valentinian III, Petronius Maximus secured the throne of the Western Roman Empire, only to be killed 11 weeks later during the sack of Rome. On the same day, in another year: Edward the Black Prince was created Duke of Cornwall, the first English dukedom. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.