Timeline March 2017

Events in March 2017 8

• 1926 – 2017 Chuck Berry (1926-2017) Died 18 March 2017, aged 90 American singer, songwriter and guitarist widely regarded as one of the pioneers of rock and roll, known for songs including "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene." His guitar riffs and showmanship influenced generations of rock musicians. He was among the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• 1934 – 2017 John Surtees The Two-Wheel to Four-Wheel King The only person to win World Championships on both two and four wheels.
• 1950 – 2017 Martin McGuinness (1950-2017) Died 21 March 2017, aged 66 Former IRA commander who became a key architect of the Northern Ireland peace process and later served as deputy first minister of Northern Ireland. His political journey from paramilitary leader to power-sharing government minister was seen as emblematic of the peace process. He died after a short illness.
• 2017 Iditarod 2017 Winner: Mitch Seavey — 8 days 3h Mitch Seavey, at 57, won his third Iditarod title and became the oldest champion in race history.
• 2017 Ryzen — the comeback that shocked the industry AMD introduces the Ryzen 7 1800X on 2 March 2017 — the first Zen-architecture processor for consumers. The results stun the industry: Ryzen 7 delivers performance competitive with Intel's $1,000+ Core i7 Extreme at $499, with better multi-threaded performance. For the first time since 2006, AMD has a processor that makes Intel users consider switching. Ryzen is manufactured at GlobalFoundries on 14nm. Lisa Su's bet has paid off. AMD's stock rises 13% on launch day. The semiconductor industry's competitive landscape is transformed.
• 2017 Chuck Berry dies at 90 Wentzville, Missouri Dies at his home near St. Louis.
• 2017 UK formally triggers Article 50 to begin Brexit Britain starts two-year countdown to leave the EU Prime Minister Theresa May formally invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, starting the two-year process for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. The move followed the 2016 Brexit referendum and set March 2019 as the initial departure date. Negotiations with the EU began in the following months.
• 2017 SpaceX launches first reflown orbital rocket Falcon 9 booster reuse marks reusable rocketry milestone SpaceX successfully relaunched a Falcon 9 first-stage booster that had previously flown and landed in 2016, delivering a communications satellite to orbit. It was the first reflight of an orbital-class rocket booster, a milestone toward SpaceX's goal of cutting launch costs through reusability. The achievement was seen as a turning point for commercial spaceflight economics.