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!