17th December – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

What Happened Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 17th December in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 17th December

John Abraham (born December 17, 1972) is an Indian film actor and film producer. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism (2003), which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom (2004)
Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978, in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and architect who appears in Bollywood films. He is the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh, the Union Minister for Science, Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, and the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Jayasudha   is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films. Jayasudha was born as Sujatha in Madras,
Suresh Oberoi, born as Vishal Kumar Oberoi on December 17, 1946) is an Indian character actor who is also father of Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi. He was born in Quetta, now Pakistan and is a recipient of 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana   also known as Rahim (रहीम, رحیم) is a renowned composer during the time of Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of the main nine ministers (Diwan) in his court, also known as the Navaratnas.
 

Death anniversaries on 17th December :

“Param Bhakt” (Supreme Devotee) Shri Hari Om Sharan  (26 September 1932 – 17 December 2007) was a legendary Hindu devotional singer and lyricist. He devoted most of his career in singing devotional songs in praise of Bhagwan Ram and Hanuman.
Syed Samad Hussain Rizvi (July 23, 1924 – December 17, 2009) was a noted astrologer who dedicated his life to astronomy and cosmology. Born on July 23, 1924 in a literary family of Aligarh (India), he learnt astrology from the Pandits of Banaras.
General Hastings Lionel “Pug” Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, KG, GCB, CH, DSO, PC (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965) was a British Indian Army officer and diplomat, remembered primarily for his role as Winston Churchill’s chief military assistant during the Second World War and his service as the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957.
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts VC (8 January 1872 – 17 December 1899), son of the famous Victorian commander Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, was born in Umballa, India, and received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces
Ved Prakash Goyal   was an Indian politician and the Union Minister of shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in India from 2001 to 2003. He was the treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party for a long time. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India

Notable Events:

1645  Noorjahan Begum passed away
1715  Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army
1740   Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died
1830 Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died

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