What Happened on March 17, 1979

• Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk & G Karponosov USSR
• Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia & R Gardner USA
• Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR)

• The Penmanshiel Tunnel in Berwickshire, Scotland, collapses during engineering works, killing two workers
• Wales beats England, 27-3 at the National Stadium, Cardiff for its 2nd consecutive Five Nations Rugby Championship and record 21st outright title; record 4th straight Triple Crown
• Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne

• Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
• Nicole "Coco" Austin, American glamor model
• Samoa Joe, Samoan professional wrestler
• Stormy Daniels [Stephanie Clifford], American pornographic actress, claims had affair with Donald Trump, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Holidays: St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor