What is March 17?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[45 BC]] &ndash; In his last victory, [[Julius Caesar]] defeats the Pompeian forces of [[Titus Labienus]] and [[Pompey the Younger]] in the [[Battle of Munda]]. * [[180]] &ndash; [[Marcus Aurelius]] dies, leaving [[Commodus]] as sole Emperor of the [[Roman Empire]]. * [[624]] &ndash; Led by the Prophet [[Muhammad]], the [[Muslim]]s of [[Medina]] defeat the Quraysh of [[Mecca]] in the [[Battle of Badr]]. * [[1328]] &ndash; [[Isabella of France]], on behalf of her 15–year–old son, [[Edward III of England]], recognizes the independence of [[Scotland]], ending the first of the [[Scottish Wars of Independence]]. * [[1337]] &ndash; [[Edward, the Black Prince]] becomes [[Duke]] of [[Cornwall]], the first [[Duchy]] in [[England]]. * [[1452]] &ndash; 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 [[Christianity|Christian]] victory. * [[1667]] &ndash; [[Siege of Valenciennes]]: During the [[Franco-Dutch War]], ends with [[France]]'s taking over of the [[city]]. * [[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: British forces evacuate [[Boston, Massachusetts]], ending the [[Siege of Boston]], after [[George Washington]] and [[Henry Knox]] place [[artillery]] in positions overlooking the [[city]]. * [[1780]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: [[George Washington]] grants the [[Continental Army]] a [[holiday]] on [[St. Patrick's Day]], in solidarity with the Irish people. * [[1800]] &ndash; British [[ship]] HMS ''Queen Charlotte'' sinks after a [[fire]] on board off [[Livorno]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]], killing 673 people. * [[1805]] &ndash; [[Italy]] becomes a [[Kingdom]] for the first time, with [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] becoming King. * [[1842]] &ndash; The Relief Society of the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] is formed. * [[1860]] &ndash; The [[First Taranaki War]] begins in [[Taranaki]], [[New