WHAT HAPPENED ON 17. MARCH
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In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. (17. March 45. BC)

Marcus Aurelius dies leaving Commodus the sole emperor of the Roman Empire. (17. March 180)

Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire. (17. March 455)

Led by Muhammad, the Muslims of Medina defeat the Quraysh of Mecca in the Battle of Badr. (17. March 624)

The King of Butuan in the Philippines sends a tributary mission to the Song Dynasty of China. (17. March 1001)

Edward, the Black Prince is made Duke of Cornwall, the first Duchy in England. (17. March 1337)

The Battle of Los Alporchones is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Murcia resulting in a Christian victory. (17. March 1452)

Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique. (17. March 1560)

The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city. (17. March 1677)

American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city. (17. March 1776)

American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence". (17. March 1780)

The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King. (17. March 1805)

The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is formed; (17. March 1842)

The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars. (17. March 1860)

The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed. (17. March 1861)

SS Utopia collides with HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board. (17. March 1891)

The Second Republic of Poland adopts the March Constitution. (17. March 1921)

Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins, (17. March 1939)

In Washington, D.C., the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (17. March 1941)

Holocaust: The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp in what is today eastern Poland. (17. March 1942)