FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

John Magufuli

John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (born 1959)

Mike MacDonald (comedian)

Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian (born 1954)

Phan Văn Khải

Phan Văn Khải, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1933)

Meir Dagan

Meir Dagan, Israeli general (born 1945)

Zoltán Kamondi

Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Jan Sarkander

Christian feast day: John Sarkander

Joseph of Arimathea

Christian feast day: Joseph of Arimathea (Western Church)

Saint Patrick

Christian feast day: Patrick of Ireland

March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: March 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)

Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, a public holiday in Ireland, Montserrat and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, widely celebrated in the English-speaking world and to a lesser degree in other parts of the world.

John Magufuli

John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (born 1959)