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

Sepoy Kamal Ram VC (17 December 1924 – 1 July 1982) was an Indian recipient of 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. He was 19 years old, and a Sepoy in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment, British Indian Army (now 3rd Battalion of the Baloch Regiment of Pakistan Army) during World War II.
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).
Syed Mushtaq Ali   (help·info) (December 17, 1914 – June 18, 2005) was a former Indian cricketer, and an aggressive Test batsman. Ali holds the distinction of scoring the first Test century by any Indian overseas, when he hit a ton for the team in 1936 at Manchester in England. A Wisden Special Award winner, he scored four first class hundreds in the 1936 tour.
Abdur Rahman Hye ( December 17, 1919 – September 18, 2008), popularly known as A.R. Hye, was a Pakistani architect and a pioneer of institutional architectures in Pakistan. After graduating from Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Bombay in pre-partition India, A.R. Hye travelled aboard ocean liner SS Ile de France from Bombay to the United Kingdom on a trip.
Taruwar Sushil Kohli (born December 17, 1988) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed middle- order batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was born in Jalandhar.He is presently studying in B.Com. Kohli comes from a sport family. His father, Sushil Kohli, brought honour to India in many swimming and water polo matches. His mother is Mrs. Meenu Kohli.

Death Anniversaries on 17th Of December

“Param Bhakt” (Supreme Devotee) Shri Hari Om Sharan ( Hindi: हरिओम शरण ) (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. He was blessed with renown as a Bhajan singer in the 70s with his albums like Premanjali Pushpanjai, and Data Ek Ram.
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. The influence of noted astronomer Abu Rayhan Biruni led him to study astronomy in Aligarh. After earning a B.Sc. in Engineering Science .
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 (1926 – December 17, 2008) 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. He was born in 1926 in Karnal in Haryana and passed B.Sc. (Engg.).

Notable Moment In History 

17-December-1715 Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.
17-December-1929 Bhagat Singh and Rajguru killed Sanders, Asst. Suprintendent of Police.
17-December-1961 Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal’s belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India’s decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.
17-December-1970 Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.

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