17th November- What Happened Today In History?

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What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 17th November 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 on 17th November.

Ramaswamy Ganesan (November 17, 1920 – March 22, 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian film actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was nicknamed “Kadhal Mannan” (King of Romance) for the romantic roles he played in films. Ganesan was one among the “three biggest names of Tamil cinema”, the other two being M. G. Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganesan.
Roja Selvamani (born Latha Reddy on 17 November 1972) is a South Indian actress and politician. She is presently with YSR Congress party. Roja was born in 1972 in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She learnt Kuchipudi, and a dance form, for a few years. She has two brothers Kumaraswamy Reddy and Ramprasad Reddy. 123 Roja entered the cinema industry with Telugu films.
Chanda Kochhar (born November 17, 1961) is currently the Managing Director (MD) of ICICI Bank and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ICICI Bank is India’s largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country. She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank. Chanda Kochhar was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and raised in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Keerthi Reddy (Telugu: కీర్తి రెడ్డి) (born 17 November 1978) is an Indian former film actress. She has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies. Reddy was born to interior designer and mother a dress designer. Her grandfather is Ganga Reddy, Ex Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh. She was raised in Bangalore.
Yusuf Pathan (Urdu: یوسف خان پٹھان) (born 17 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. Pathan made his debut in first-class cricket in 2001/02. He is a powerful and aggressive right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. His brother Irfan Pathan is also an Indian cricketer. Yusuf Pathan is considered to be one of the cleanest hitters of the cricket ball.
Archana Vijaya (born November 17, 1982), from Kolkata, is a video jockey for Channel V in India and a model. Archana Vijaya went to Loreto House, a school in Kolkata, India. She went to college at Bhawanipore Education Society. Vijaya won Channel V India’s Get Gorgeous in 2004 and became a VJ on the channell, hosting season two of Get Gorgeous in 2005.

Death anniversaries on 17th November :

Bal Keshav Thackeray ([ʈʰakəɾe]; born 23 January 1926), popularly known as Hinduhriday Samraat Balasaheb Thackeray, is an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 – 17 November 1928) was an Indian author, freedom fighter and politician who is chiefly remembered as a leader in the Indian fight for freedom from the British Raj. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari (Punjabi:The Lion of Punjab) or Sher-e-Punjab (Urdu:The Lion of Punjab) meaning the same and was part of the Lal Bal Pal trio.
Surjit Bindrakhia (born Surjit Singh Bains) 15 April 1962 – 17 November 2003 was a Punjabi Bhangra singer. He was known for his hekh, in which he sings a note continuously in one breath. His hits include Dupatta Tera Satrang Da, Bas Kar Bas Kar, Tera Yaar Bolda, and Jatt Di Pasand. Surjit is considered to have one of the greatest voices in the history of Bhangra.
Akshaya Kumar Mohanty (Oriya: ଅକ୍ଷୟ ମହାନ୍ତି, also known as “Khoka Bhai”)(12 October 1937 – 17 November 2002) was a singer, songwriter, writer and musician from Orissa, India. Akshaya has contributed to Oriya Bhajanas, Odissi, folk songs, non-film modern light songs in Orissa on contemporary themes, ballads based on popular legends in Orissa.

Notable Events:

1558 Queen Elizabeth ascends to the throne of England.
1558 The Church of England is re-established.
1636 Henrique Dias, Brazilian general, wins a decisive battle against the Dutch in Brazil.
1796 Napoleon Bonaparte defeats an Italian army near the Alpone River, Italy.
1800 The Sixth Congress (2nd session) convenes for the first time in Washington, D.C.