Events on 17 March 45
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Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the Roman Senate, emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Year 1001
The Raja of Butuan in what is now the Philippines sends a tributary mission to the Song dynasty.
Year 1452
The Battle of Los Alporchones is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the Emirate of Granada and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Murcia resulting in a Christian victory.
Year 1560
Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique.
Year 1677
The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.
Year 1776
American Revolution: British forces evacuate Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
Year 1780
American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
Year 1805
The Italian Republic, with Napoleon as president, becomes the Kingdom of Italy, with Napoleon as King.
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