Historical Events
Meeting of Interest
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in the US for face-to-face meetings with Donald Trump
- Facebook removes 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch mosque shootings in first 24 hrs after the attack, although only 1.2 million blocked at upload
- Flash flooding and a landslides kills at least 73 and injures about 60 in Sentani and Jayapura, Papua, eastern Indonesia
PGA Players Championship
PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland wins biggest cheque in golf ($2.25m) by 1 stroke from Jim Furyk
- US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announces her presidential bid
- Wales beats Ireland, 25-7 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to clinch the Six-Nations Rugby Championship and Grand Slam; Welsh fly-half Gareth Anscombe kicks 6 penalties and a conversion
- Zimbabwe declares a state of emergency after Cyclone Idai tears through eastern Zimbabwe killing at least 259
Famous Deaths
- Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), dies at 73
- [Zephire] Andre Williams, American R&B musician ("Jailbait"; "Shake a Tail Feather"), dies at 82
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About March 17, 2019
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Pisces
Holidays: St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, United Kingdom)
Music Charts
#1 Song: 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
#1 Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
