What Happened on March 17, 1990

• PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak
• Scotland beats England, 13-7 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh for it's 14th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship, 3rd Grand Slam title and 10th Triple Crown

• Hozier [Andrew Hozier-Byrne], Irish folk-soul-blues singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Take Me To Church"), born in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
• Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player, born in Hisar, India

• Capucine [Germaine Lefebvre], French actress and fashion model (Pink Panther, What's New Pussycat?), commits suicide at 62
• Rick Grech, British musician (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at 44

Holidays: St. Patrick's Day (Ireland, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: Escapade - Janet Jackson
• #1 Song: Dub Be Good To Me - Beats International featuring Lindy Layton