March 17
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Events
- 1759 – Elias Durnford joins the Royal Engineers and is made a Practitioner Engineer with rank of Ensign.
- 1987 - Rock / pop band Chicago performed at the Pensacola Civic Center
- 2008 – Pensacola News Journal website pnj.com relaunches with a new design, organization and features as part of a Gannett-wide overhaul.
- 2019 - Soul, rock musicians Pablo Cruise performed at the Rex Theater.
Deaths
- 1901 – Maximo P. de Rioboo
- 1906 – William Burnham
- 1983 - George General Grice, Jr (aka Gigi Gryce)