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What happened in India today | Today’s Historical Events on June 17
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1631, 17th June: Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died while giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal was built in her memory.
1885, 17th June: Statue Of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor on the French ship, named Isere.
1944, 17th June: Iceland was declared independent and became a republic.
1961, 17th June: India’s first jet aircraft, HAL HF-24 Marut took its first flight. It was a fighter-bomber aircraft.
1967, 17th June: Nuclear weapons testing: China announced a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
1987, 17th June: The last of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow died and became extinct.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on June 17.
1239: Edward I, King of England.
1903: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer, and filmmaker.
1942: Bhagat Singh Koshyari, an Indian politician and the Governor of Maharashtra and the Governor of Goa.
1973: Leander Paes, an Indian professional tennis player.
1976: Sona Mohapatra, an Indian singer, music composer, and lyricist.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on June 17.
1631: Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died while giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal was built in her memory.
1674: Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale, the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.
1839: Lord William Bentinck, a British soldier, and statesman. He served as Governor-General of India.
1895: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, an Indian social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Maharashtra, India.
1928: Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet, and essayist.
1996: Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, the third Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
What happened in India on 17 June
17-June-1674
Jijabai, mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
17-June-1756
Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
17-June-1824
Bureau of Indian Affairs established.
17-June-1839
Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
17-June-1862
Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.
17-June-1887
Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader and Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, was born.
17-June-1903
Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born.
17-June-1913
Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born.
17-June-1917
Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
17-June-1917
Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
17-June-1928
Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
17-June-1933
The civil disobedience campaign ended.
17-June-1947
Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
17-June-1950
Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
17-June-1961
The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
17-June-1965
Motilal, famous actor, died.
17-June-1973
Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles).
17-June-1976
Montreal Olympics opens.
17-June-1991
Bharat Ratna, India’s highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
17-June-1991
Bharat Ratna, India’s highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).
17-June-1991
Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.
17-June-1991
Prabhakar Machve, famous litterateur, passed away.
17-June-1993
Congress (I) working committee reaffirms its faith in Rao; BJP asks for PM’s resignation .
17-June-1993
K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
17-June-1994
Twelve opposition legislators in Sikkim resign.
17-June-1995
Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first.
17-June-1996
Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died.
17-June-2000
Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi.