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People born on September 17
1864 - Anagarika Dharmapala - famous Buddhist monk.
1867 - Gaganendranath Tagore - was a famous Indian caricaturist (cartoonist).
1872 - Vamanrao Baliram Lakhe - One of the freedom fighters of Chhattisgarh who fought for the independence of India.
1879 - E V Ramaswamy Naicker - Tamil Indian freedom fighter, politician and social activist.
1903 - I.K. Kumaran - was the main person who removed the French rule from the Mahi region.
1915 - Maqbool Fida Hussain - Indian painter.
1929 - Anant Pai - Indian educationist and founder of comics, especially Amar Chitra Katha.
1930 - Lalgudi Jayaraman - was a well-known violinist from India. He had a special identity as a composer of 'Telugu', 'Tamil', 'Kannada' and 'Sanskrit'.
1945 - Bhakti Karu Swami - Spiritual leader.
1950 - Narendra Modi - Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Prime Minister of India.
Died on 17 September
1982 - Father Kamil Bulke - famous litterateur.
2017 - Mohammad Taslimuddin - Indian politician and veteran RJD leader.
2020 - Eminent fashion designer Sharbari Dutta has died at the age of 63 under suspicious circumstances at her Kolkata residence.
2020 - Amitabh Ghosh, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, died at the age of 90.
2020 - Corona-infected Rajya Sabha MP and Karnataka BJP leader Ashok Gasti died in Bengaluru.
Important Occasions and Celebrations of 17 September
- World Patient Safety Day.
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- National Monte Cristo Day.
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- National Apple Dumpling Day.
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- Shri Narendra Modi Birthday.
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- International Country Music Day.
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- Lord Shri Vishwakarma Jayanti.
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- National Professional House Cleaning Day.
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- National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
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- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.
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- Sri Vaman Jayanti (Bhadrapada Shukla Dwadashi).
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- Park(ing) Day (3rd Friday).
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- International Grenache Day (September third Friday).
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- National Merchants Day (3rd Friday in September).
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- National Hug Your Boss Day (changes annually).
Important Events of 17 September
1394 - Charles VI orders the Jews to be expelled from France.
1595 - Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henry IV as king.
1598 - Mauritius is discovered by sailors from the Netherlands.
1630 - The city of Boston is founded in the US state of Massachusetts.
1644 - French forces capture Mainz, Germany.
1761 - The Battle of Cosabroma is fought.
1778 - The first Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed between the Americas and the Indian tribes.
1787 - The US Constitution is adopted at the Philadelphia Convention.
1922 - Broadcasting of Radio Moscow begins.
1923 - A fire in Berkeley causes great destruction in California. In this, 640 buildings came under fire.
1934 - The then Soviet Union joins the League of Nations.
1941 - The Labor Party of New Zealand abolishes the death penalty.
1944 - The invasion of Holland begins during World War II.
1947 - The Department of Defense is established in the US.
1948 - The princely state of Hyderabad merged with India.
1949 - Establishment of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a South Indian political party.
1956 - Indian Oil and Natural Gas Commission was formed.
1956 - First televised broadcast in Australia.
1957 - Malaysia joins the United Nations.
1974 - Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea Bissau join the United Nations.
1982 - First cricket test match played between India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
1983 - For the first time in America, a black woman named Vanessa Williams won the Miss pageant.
1995 - The last elections under British rule were held in Beijing, the capital of China.
1999 - Osama bin Laden declares Jihad against India.
2000 - Jaffna peninsula was liberated from the LTTE.
2001 - US clarified that there is no deal with Pakistan on Kashmir.
2002 - Iraq unconditionally allows UN weapons inspectors into the country.
2004 - Tamil is declared the first classical language of India.
2004 - The European Parliament passes a resolution imposing sanctions on the Maldives.
2006 - The Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement begins in Havana.
2006 - Garud commandos, a Special Forces unit of the Indian Air Force, leave for a peace mission in the Congo.
2006 - Two-day Summit of Non-Aligned Countries held in Havana.
2006 - Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh meets with Cuba's ailing President Fidel Castro.
2006 - Al Qaeda's involvement in the Kandahar plane hijacking confirmed.
2006 - 11th place for India in Hockey World Cup.
2008 - Minister of State for Shipping K. H. Muniyappa presented Vishwakarma National Award and National Safety Award 2006.
2009 - The Central Vigilance Commission released the names of 123 corrupt government officials on its website.
2009 - By-elections were held for two assembly seats in Delhi and 18 in Bihar.
2011 - The Wall Street siege movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York.
2013 - Indian-origin Nina Davuluri won the Miss America title.
2017 - PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to win the Korea Open Super Series.
2019 - Taliban attack President Ghani's rally, killing 26.
2019 - American woman Sarah Thomas became the first woman to swim across the English Channel four times without stopping.
2019 – Hyderabad: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa renamed the Karnataka region as Kalyan Karnataka.
2020 - Pulwama-like attack in Kashmir failed, Indian Army recovered 52 kg of explosives.
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