What Happened on March 17, 1994

• "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 30 performances
• Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed)
• It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark

• DeForest Buckner, American NFL player, born in Waianae, Hawaii

• Arthur C. Jacobs, Scottish poet, dies at 57
• Charlotte Auerbach, German-Born British geneticist and zoologist, dies at 94

• Harold Myers, British film journalist (Variety), dies at 81
• Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm), dies of cancer at 68
• Walter Janka, German writer (Troubles with Truth), dies at 79

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

• #1 Song: The Sign - Ace Of Base
• #1 Song: Doop - Doop