17 January dinvishesh in english
Important Events-
Birth & Death
17 January dinvishesh in english - Important Events :
- 1773: Captain James Cook crossed the Antarctic Peninsula.
- 1899: America took control of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
- 1912: Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole.
- 1945: World War II – Russian troops destroyed the city of Warsaw in Poland.
- 1946: The first meeting of the United Nations Security Council was held.
- 1956: It was announced that the Marathi parts of Belgaum-Karwar and Bidar districts would be annexed to the then Mysore state.
- 2001: Surya Award in the field of non-conventional energy was announced to Dr. M. G. Takavale, Vice Chancellor of Shivaji University.
- 2001: Kathak dancer Dr. Rohini Bhate was announced the Kalidas Samman by the Madhya Pradesh government.
- 17 January dinvishesh in english
17 January dinvishesh in english - Birth :
- 1888: Birth of ‘Babu Gulab Rai’ – Indian philosopher and writer. (Died: 13 April 1963)
- 1905: Birth of ‘Dattatray Ramachandra Kaprekar’ – Indian mathematician.
- 1917: Birth of ‘M. G. Ramachandran’ – Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. (Died: 24 December 1987)
- 1923: Birth of ‘Rangeya Raghav’ Indian writer and playwright. (Died: 12 September 1962)
- 1932: Birth of ‘Madhukar Keche’ – Literary writer. (Died: 25 March 1993)
- 1942: Birth of ‘Muhammad Ali’ – American boxer.
- 1945: Birth of ‘Javed Akhtar’ – Indian poet, playwright and musician.
- 17 January dinvishesh in english
17 January dinvishesh in english - Death :
- 395: Death of ‘Theodosius I’ – Roman Emperor. (Born: 11 January 347)
- 1556: Death of ‘Humayun’ – Second Mughal Emperor. (Born: 7 March 1508)
- 1771: Death of ‘Gopalrao Patwardhan’ – Chieftain of the Peshwas.
- 1893: Death of ‘Rutherford B. Hayes’ – 19th President of the United States. (Born: 4 October 1822)
- 1922: Death of ‘George B. Selden’ – Inventor who obtained the first US patent for the automobile. (Born: 14 September 1846)
- 1951: Death of ‘Jyoti Prasad Agarwala’ – Indian poet, playwright and director. (Born: 17 June 1903)
- 1961: Death of ‘Lumumba’ – First Prime Minister of the Congo Patrick. (Born: 2 July 1925)
- 1988: Death of ‘Leela Mishra’ – Actress.
- 1997 : ‘Clyde Tombaugh’ – Discoverer of the planet Pluto, American astronomer passes away. (Born: 4 February 1906)
- 2010 : ‘Jyoti Basu’ – Chief Minister of West Bengal passes away. (Born: 8 July 1914)
- 2022 : ‘Pandit Birju Maharaj’ – Kathak dancer passes away.