This Day in History on 17th March
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 17th March. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
Saint Patrick’s Day Of Irland
Important Events
1527: Babur defeated Rana Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh.
1769: British East India Company imposed a ban on weavers of Bengal.
1957: Vanguard-1, the first solar-powered satellite in the United States, was launched.
1958: Vanguard 1 (ID: 1958-Beta 2) was the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite launched It was the first satellite to be solar powered.
1969: Gold Meyer became the first female prime minister of Israel.
1987: Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar retired from Test career.
1996: Sri Lanka won the title by defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final of the Cricket World Cup.
1997: Air-conditioned taxi service launched in Mumbai
Birthday / Anniversary
1864: Joseph Baptista, an Indian politician, and activist.
1887: D. V. Gundappa, a Kannada writer and philosopher.
1909: Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar (1909– 2001) was an Indologist and Vedic scholar
1920: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a Bangladeshi politician, and statesman. He is known as the “Father of the Nation” in Bangladesh.
1962: Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut, engineer, and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.
1975: Puneeth Rajkumar, an Indian film actor, playback singer, anchor, and producer.
1990: Saina Nehwal, an Indian professional badminton singles player.
Death / Death Anniversary
1782: Daniel Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician, and physicist.
1956: Irene Joliot-Curie, a French chemist, physicist, and a politician.
1957: Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines.
2000: Rajkumari Dubey, an Indian playback singer.
2012: Chaleo Yoovidhya, a Thai businessman and investor. He was co-creator of the Red Bull brands of energy drinks.