Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world.

Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)

Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Saint Patrick

Christian feast day:
Patrick of Ireland

Joseph of Arimathea

Christian feast day:
Joseph of Arimathea (Western Church)

Jan Sarkander

Christian feast day:
John Sarkander

Gertrude of Nivelles

Christian feast day:
Gertrude of Nivelles

Alexius of Rome

Christian feast day:
Alexius of Rome (Eastern Church)

Children's Day

Children's Day (Bangladesh)

Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Lee Shau-kee

Lee Shau-kee, Hong Kong real estate billionaire (born 1928)

John Hemingway (RAF officer)

John Hemingway, Irish fighter pilot, last surviving Battle of Britain pilot (born 1919)

Lance Reddick

Lance Reddick, American actor (born 1962)

John Magufuli

John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (born 1959)

Phan Văn Khải

Phan Văn Khải, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1933)