Category today in history #
Here are some historical events that occurred on this day (March 17th) in different categories:
Births
- 1852 - John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman and member of the wealthy Astor family (d. 1912)
- 1885 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, and composer (d. 1977)
- 1928 - James Earl Jones, American actor
Deaths
- 1790 - John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)
- 1936 - Marie Curie, Polish-born physicist and chemist (b. 1867)
- 1991 - Douglas Adams, English author and humorist (b. 1952)
Events
- 1692 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem, Massachusetts, with the arrest of Bridget Bishop.
- 1842 - The first public transportation system, the omnibus, is introduced in Paris.
- 1969 - The Apollo 9 spacecraft is launched from Kennedy Space Center, carrying astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart on a mission to test the Lunar Module.
Holidays
- St. Patrick's Day (Ireland and other countries with Irish heritage)
I hope you find these interesting!