What Happened on March 17, 2012

• Bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur
• MESSENGER spacecraft begins its extended mission
• Wales beats France, 16-9 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to wrap up the Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; Welsh fullback Leigh Halfpenny kicks 3 penalties and a conversion

• Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thai co-creator of Red Bull energy drink, dies from natural causes at 88
• John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi war criminal, dies from natural causes at 91
• Pope Shenouda III, Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, dies from prostate cancer at 88

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

• #1 Song: We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
• #1 Song: Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Ft. Kimbra