Sunday, March 17, 1816 is a Sunday. It is day 77 of 1816 (21% through the year), ISO week 11, in Q1.
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Historical Milestones
First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.
Libyan civil war (2011) →Unrest in Kosovo broke out, resulting in the deaths of 28, the wounding of more than 600 others, and the destruction of several Serb Orthodox churches and shrines.
2004 unrest in Kosovo →Hundreds of followers of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, a Ugandan sect, died in a mass murder committed by its leaders.
Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God →Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.
Eritrean War of Independence →The Penmanshiel Tunnel in the Scottish Borders collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.
Penmanshiel Tunnel →Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography →Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.
Dugway Proving Ground →An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.
Mount Agung →A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash →Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.
Ice hockey →Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory →The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.
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Questions & Answers
Sunday, March 17, 1816 falls on a Sunday.
76,885 days ago (210 years, 6 months ago). It is day 77 of 1816 with 289 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Sunday, March 17, 1816 is written as XVII.III.MDCCCXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waning Gibbous (approx. 87% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Pisces.