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Today in History – November 17

Today in History – November 17 | Important Events, Birthdays & Deaths

17 नवंबर इतिहास के पन्नों में – आज के दिन

    • 1278 – इंग्लैड़ में 680 यहूदियों को नकली मुद्रा रखने के आरोप में गिरफ्तार किया गया और इनमें से 293 को फाँसी पर लटका दिया गया।
    • 1525 – मुग़ल शासक बाबर ने भारत को जीतने के मकसद से सिंध के रास्ते पांचवीं बार प्रवेश किया।
    • 1831 – इक्वाडोर और वेनेजुएला ग्रेटर कोलंबिया से अलग हुए।
    • 1869 – इंग्लैंड के जेम्स मूरी ने 13 हजार किलोमीटर लंबी पहली साइकिल रेस जीती।
    • 1932 – तीसरे गोलमेज सम्मेलन की शुरुआत हुई।
    • 1933 – अमेरिका ने सोवियत संघ को मान्यता देते हुए व्यापार के लिए सहमति दी।
    • 1966 – भारत की रीता फारिया ने मिस वर्ल्ड का खिताब जीता। मिस वर्ल्ड बनने वाली वह पहली एशियाई महिला थी।
    • 1970 – सोवियत अंतरिक्ष यान ‘लुनाखोद-1’ चन्द्रतल पर उतरा।
    • 1993 – अमेरिकी प्रतिनिधि सभा ने उत्तरी अमेरिका मुक्त व्यापार समझौते (नाफ्टा) को मंजूरी दी।
    • 1995 – ओसाका में एशिया प्रशांत आर्थिक संघ (एपेक) का सातवां शिखर सम्मेलन शुरू।
    • 1999 – अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मातृभाषा दिवस को यूनेस्को ने स्वीकृति दी।
    • 2004- रामेश्वर ठाकुर उड़ीसा के राज्यपाल बने।
    • 2005 – श्रीलंका में राष्ट्रपति चुनाव सम्पन्न। इटली की संसद ने व्यापक संविधान संशोधनों को मंजूरी प्रदान की। वोल्कर समिति के दस्तावेज उपलब्ध कराने का संयुक्त राष्ट्र पर दबाव बढ़ा।
    • 2006 – अमेरिकी सीनेट ने भारत-अमेरिका परमाणु संधि को मंजूरी दी।
    • 2007 – जाफना प्राय:द्वीप में श्रीलंकाई सेना से मुठभेड़ में 11 लिबरेशन टाइगर मारे गये। आस्कर विजेता पीटर जीनर का निधन।
    • 2008 – जे. एस. डब्ल्यू स्टील लिमिटेड ने बेल्कारी में 220 करोड़ की लागत से इस्पात संयंत्र स्थापित करने के ब्रिटेन की सीबरफील्ड रीवे स्ट्रेक्चर के साथ में समझौता किया।
    • 2009 – टी. एस. ठाकुर को उच्चतम न्यायालय का न्यायाधीश नियुक्त किया गया।
    • 2012 – मिस्र के मेनफॉल्ट क्षेत्र के समीप एक रेल दुर्घटना में कम से कम 50 स्कूली छात्र मारे गये।
    • 2013 – रूस के कजान हवाई अड्डे पर तातरस्तान एयरलाइंस के विमान के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने से 50 लोगों की मौत।

    17 नवंबर को जन्मे व्यक्ति

    • 1952 – सीरिल रामाफोसा – दक्षिण अफ़्रीका के पांचवें राष्ट्रपति हैं।
    • 1940 – कपिल कपूर- भारतीय भाषा विज्ञानी, साहित्य के विद्वान और अंग्रेज़ी केंद्र में (1996 से) अंग्रेज़ी के पूर्व प्रोफेसर हैं।
    • 1900 – पद्मजा नायडू – प्रसिद्ध भारतीय राजनीतिज्ञ श्रीमती सरोजिनी नायडू की पुत्री, जिन्होंने अपना सारा जीवन भारत के हितों के लिए समर्पित कर दिया था।

    17 नवंबर को हुए निधन

    • 2020 – मोहनजी प्रसाद – हिन्दी और भोजपुरी फ़िल्मों के निर्देशक थे।
    • 2018 – कुलदीप सिंह चाँदपुरी – भारतीय सेना के वह वीर सैन्य अधिकारी थे, जिन्हें लौंगावाला के प्रसिद्ध युद्ध के लिये जाना जाता है।
    • 2016 – श्रीनिवास कुमार सिन्हा – भारतीय सैन्य अधिकारी तथा असम, जम्मू-कश्मीर और अरुणाचल प्रदेश के राज्यपाल थे।
    • 2015 – अशोक सिंघल – ‘विश्व हिन्दू परिषद’ (विहिप) के अध्यक्ष थे।
    • 2012 – बाल ठाकरे, भारतीय राजनेता और शिवसेना के संस्थापक।
    • 2008 – डार्विन दीनघदो पग – भारतीय राज्य मेघालय के भूतपूर्व दूसरे मुख्यमंत्री थे।
    • 2007 – रघुनंदन स्वरूप पाठक – भारत के भूतपूर्व 18वें मुख्य न्यायाधीश थे।
    • 1962 – जसवंत सिंह रावत – भारतीय थल सेना के जांबाज सैनिकों में से एक थे।
    • 1928 – लाला लाजपत राय, स्वतंत्रता सेनानी।

November 17 in History – On This Day

1278 – In England, 680 Jews were arrested on charges of possessing counterfeit currency, and 293 of them were hanged.
1525 – Mughal ruler Babur entered India for the fifth time through Sindh with the aim of conquering the country.
1831 – Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia.
1869 – England’s James Moore won the first bicycle race covering 13,000 km.
1932 – The Third Round Table Conference began.
1933 – The United States recognized the Soviet Union and agreed to trade with it.
1966 – India’s Reita Faria won the Miss World title. She was the first Asian woman to become Miss World.
1970 – Soviet spacecraft Lunokhod-1 landed on the lunar surface.
1993 – The U.S. House of Representatives approved the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
1995 – The seventh APEC Summit began in Osaka.
1999 – UNESCO approved International Mother Language Day.
2004 – Rameshwar Thakur became the Governor of Odisha.
2005 – Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka. 
2006 – The U.S. Senate approved the Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement.
2007 – Eleven Liberation Tigers were killed in an encounter with the Sri Lankan army in the Jaffna peninsula. Oscar-winner Peter Zeuner passed away.
2008 – JSW Steel Limited signed an agreement with Britain’s Ciberfield Reeve Structure to establish a steel plant in Belkary at a cost of ₹220 crore.
2009 – T. S. Thakur was appointed judge of the Supreme Court.
2012 – At least 50 school students were killed in a rail accident near the Menfelt region of Egypt.
2013 – Fifty people were killed when a Tatarstan Airlines plane crashed at Kazan Airport in Russia.


Births on 17 November

1952 – Cyril Ramaphosa – Fifth President of South Africa.
1940 – Kapil Kapoor – Indian linguist, literary scholar, and former professor of English Centre (since 1996).
1900 – Padmaja Naidu – Famous Indian politician and daughter of Sarojini Naidu, who dedicated her entire life to India’s interests.


Deaths on 17 November

2020 – Mohanji Prasad – Director of Hindi and Bhojpuri films.
2018 – Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri – A brave Indian Army officer known for the famous Battle of Longewala.
2016 – Srinivas Kumar Sinha – Indian military officer and former Governor of Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, and Arunachal Pradesh.
2015 – Ashok Singhal – President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
2012 – Bal Thackeray – Indian politician and founder of Shiv Sena.
2008 – Darwin Diengdoh Pugh – Former second Chief Minister of Meghalaya.
2007 – Raghunandan Swarup Pathak – Former 18th Chief Justice of India.
1962 – Jaswant Singh Rawat – One of the brave soldiers of the Indian Army.
1928 – Lala Lajpat Rai – Freedom fighter.

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Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 17.11.2025

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