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

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 17th of June 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 occur 17th June

 
Leander Adrian Paes (born 17 June 1973) is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament. He is the sports ambassador of Haryana.
Arvind Swami (born on June 18, 1970) is an Indian film actor who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi language films. He was introduced as an actor by Mani Ratnam in the drama film Thalapathi (1990) and subsequently went on to play the lead role again in the same film-maker’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful ventures, Roja (1992) and Bombay (1994).
Sona Mohapatra is an Indian singer and lyricist. born in Cuttack, Orissa. Well known in India, she has performed in concerts across the world and has been featured in albums, singles, concert webcasts, music videos, Bollywood films and advertisements.
Lisa Haydon is a model turned actress. She recently launched her own fashion line with global lifestyle brand Sher Singh. Lisa Haydon was born as Elisabeth Marie Haydon on 17 June 1986 to a Malayali father and an Australian mother.
Sindhu Menon (born 17 June 1982) is a 5 feet 7 inches tall Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi. Sindhu Menon was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India into a Malayali family
 

Death Anniversaries on 17th June

 
Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi (c.19 November 1835 – 17 June 1858) was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi, situated in the north-central part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in the subcontinent.
Mumtaz Mahal (6 April 1593 – 17 June 1631) ( “the chosen one of the palace”) born as Arjumand Banu Begum was a Mughal Empress and chief consort of emperor Shah Jahan.
Jijabai was the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. Jijabai was born on 12 January 1598 and a daughter of Lakhoji Jadhav in present-day Buldhana district of Maharashtra State.
Mohammad Yunus (26 June 1916 – 17 June 2001) was a close associate and advisor to Indira Gandhi. As a member of the foreign service he served as India’s ambassador to Turkey, Indonesia, Iraq and Spain.
Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras (December 11, 1915 – June 17, 1996), popularly known as Balasaheb Deoras, was Sarsanghchalak, or chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the largest Hindu nationalist organisation in India.
 

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