Historical Events -  June 17

1631: Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died while giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal was built in her memory. 

1885: Statue Of Liberty arrived in the New York Harbor on the French ship, named Isere. 

1944: Iceland was declared independent and became a republic.

1961: India’s first jet aircraft, HAL HF-24 Marut took its first flight. It was a fighter-bomber aircraft. 

1967: Nuclear weapons testing: China announced a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.

1987: The last of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow died and became extinct.

 

Famous Birthdays – June 17

1239: Edward I, King of England.

1903: Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer, and filmmaker.

1942: Bhagat Singh Koshyari, an Indian politician and the Governor of Maharashtra and the Governor of Goa.

1973: Leander Paes, an Indian professional tennis player.

1976: Sona Mohapatra, an Indian singer, music composer, and lyricist.

 

Death Anniversaries -  June 17

1631: Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, died while giving birth to the 14th child. Taj Mahal was built in her memory. 

1674: Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale, the mother of Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire. 

1839: Lord William Bentinck, a British soldier, and statesman. He served as Governor-General of India.

1895: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, an Indian social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Maharashtra, India.

1928: Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, a social worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet, and essayist.

1996: Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, the third Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.