On this day ( 17. March )

Day 1,944, 01:13 • Published in Japan Japan • by Imre Bertalan

461: Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died in Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor.

1756: St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in New York City for the first time. The event took place at the Crown and Thistle Tavern.

1914: Russia increased the number of active duty military from 460,000 to 1,700,000.

1917: America's first bowling tournament for ladies began in St. Louis, MO. Almost 100 women participated in the event.

1930: Al Capone was released from jail.

1941: The National Gallery of Art was officially opened by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, DC.

1949: Patrick Duffy ( actor - Dallas ) was born.

1951: Kurt Russell ( actor - Tango and Cash) was born.

1959: The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) fled Tibet and went to India.

1966: A U.S. submarine found a missing H-bomb in the Mediterranean off of Spain.

1967: Snoopy and Charlie Brown of "Peanuts" were on the cover of "LIFE" magazine.

1968: Mathew St. Patrick ( actor - Six Feet Under) was born.

1995: Madonna premiered the "Bedtime Stories" video. The gathering was 1,500 guests that were in pajamas and had teddy bears.