1942 John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer who killed 33 young men, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
- 45 BC In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda
- 1190 Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England
- 1521 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines
- 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt (20) marries Franklin D. Roosevelt (23) later 32nd US President in New York, & given away by her uncle, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt
- Today is St Patrick’s Day – an event celebrated not just in Ireland but across the world, particularly in the United States with its large Irish communities.
- The Italian Air Force conducts a bombing campaign in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War
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