Gary Sinise 1955 - Actor ("C.S.I: NY")
- 0461 - Bishop Patrick, St. Patrick, died in Saul. Ireland celebrates this day in his honor. (More about St. Patrick's Day)
- 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.
- 1959 - The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) fled Tibet and went to India.
- 1999 - The International Olympic Committee expelled six of its members in the wake of a bribery scandal.
