March 17
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[edit] Events
- 45 BC - In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda.
- 1805 - The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
- St. Patrick's Day
[edit] Births
- 1473 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
- 1955 - Cynthia McKinney, American politician
[edit] Deaths
- 180 - Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)
- 461 or 493 - Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland
- 1040 - Harold Harefoot, King of England
- 1058 - King Lulach I of Scotland
