December 17 in History – What happened on 17 December in Past

✅ Published on December 17th, 2019 in December in History

17 December - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on December 17, the day number in a year is 351 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 352. December 17 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

December 17 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
497	The temple to the Roman god Saturn was dedicated in the Roman Forum; its anniversary was celebrated as Saturnalia.
546	After a nearly year-long siege, Ostrogoths led by Totila sackedRome.
942	William I Longsword of Normandy was ambushed and assassinated by supporters of Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, while the two were at a peace conference to settle their differences.
1398	The Mongol emperor Timurlang captured Delhi. Delhi plundered by looting and slaughtering.
1583	Cologne War-Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeated the troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.
1645	Nur Jahan Begum, wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, died.
1718	The Empire of the Roman Empire, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic France formally joined France in declaring Spain's war, triggering a quadruple coalition war.
1777	France recognized the independence of the British colonies in America.
1790	The Aztec calendar stone now a symbol of modern Mexican culture, was excavated in the Zócalo, Mexico City main square.
1797	Napoleon made a successful French charge against Fort l \ aiguillet to secure Tallon.
1819	The Republic of Gran Colombia in South America was established, with Simón Bolívar as its first president.
1891	Drexel University in Philadelphia was inaugurated as the Drexel Institute of Arts, Sciences and Industry.
1903	In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright aboard the Wright Flyer conducted the first successful flight of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.
1903	The Wright brothers first flew an aircraft called \ The Flyer. This 12-second flight revolutionized the world.
1907	Ugyen Wangchuk became the first hereditary king of Bhutan.
1918	About 1,000 demonstrators marched on Government House in Darwin, Australia, where they burn an effigy of Administrator John Gilruth and demanded his resignation.
1926	A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona.
1928	To avenge the murder of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev killed British police officer John Sanders, who charged him with sticks.
1938	German chemist Otto Han discovered nuclear fission of uranium.
1940	Mahatma Gandhi postponed the individual Satyagraha movement.
1944	Nazi troops under Joachim Peiper killed unarmed prisoners ofwar, captured during the Battle of the Bulge, with machine guns nearMalmedy, Belgium.
1949	Burma now Myanmar) recognized communist China.
1951	The Civil Rights Congress, an American civil rights group,presented a document to the United Nations Genocide Convention chargingthe United States government with genocide against African Americans.
1960	A US Air Force Convair C-131 Samaritan crashed shortly after take-off into downtown Munich due to fuel contamination, killing all 20 people on board as well as 32 more on the ground.
1970	Soldiers fired at workers emerging from trains in Gdynia, Poland, beginning the government's brutal crackdown on mass anti-communist protests across the country.
1971	The third war between India and Pakistan ended after Bangladesh came into existence as a result of the partition of Pakistan.
1981	The Emergency Mobilization Board was established in the United States by order of President Reagan.
1987	Mega Man was released in Japan.
1989	The Simpsons, currently the longest-running American prime time entertainment series, made its debut on the Fox television network with the episode 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire'.
1992	General Suwa finds a tooth of 4.4 million-year-old Australopithecus ramidus.
1993	Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 m (1:12.54).
1993	Tennis star Boris Becker (26) weds Barbara Feltus (27).
1994	KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service.
1996	National Football League was launched.
1998	American and British bomb years heavily bombed Iraq under \ Operation Desert Fox.
2004	President Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act of 2004 which reorganizes intelligence agencies and creates the position of national security director.
2005	King Jig Sigme Wanchuk of Bhutan was removed from power.
2009	The sinking of the cargo ship MV Danny F2 off the coast of Lebanon killed 40 people and over 28,000 animals.
2010	The first ever HIV infection is announced in the Cook Islands.
2010	Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire inprotest to police harassment, triggering the Tunisian Revolution.
2011	In the Philippines, flash floods from Tropical Storm Washi killed at least 400 people, with more missing.
2012	Outgoing U.S. Senator Jim DeMint is replaced by GOP Congressman Tim Scott, the first black senator from the South since 1881.
2013	It is announced that Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Nirvana, KISS and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
2013	The Istanbul Security Directory detained 47 people, most of them members of the ruling Justice and Development Party, on charges of corruption.
2013	Angela Merkel was elected to the post of Chancellor of Germany for the third time.
2014	The U.S. will end its 1960 embargo and reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba; the agreement took place after an exchange of three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross and an unnamed American spy.
2014	America and Cuba restored diplomatic relations again after 55 years.

Famous Birthdays of December 17 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1905	Mohammad Hidayatullah / Politician / India
1928	Eli Beeding / Pilot / United States of America
1908	Willard Libby / Academic / United States of America
1853	Pierre Paul Émile Roux / Physician / France
1972	Iván Pedroso / Long Jumper / Cuba
1942	Paul Butterfield / Singer / United States of America
1958	Mike Mills / Writer / United States of America
1978	Manny Pacquiao / Politician / Philippines
1978	Neil Sanderson / Writer / Canada
1977	Samuel Påhlsson / Ice Hockey Player / Sweden
1980	Ryan Hunter-Reay / Racing Car Driver / United States of America
1931	Gerald Finnerman / Director / United States of America
1978	Chase Utley / Baseball Player / United States of America
1943	Ron Geesin / Pianist / Scotland
1955	Brad Davis / Basketball Player / United States of America
1931	Dave Madden / Actor / United States of America
1988	Liisa Ehrberg / Cyclist / Estonia
1926	Stephen Lewis / Actor / United Kingdom
1982	Lorenzo Cittadini / Rugby Player / Italy
1957	Wendy Hoyte / Sprinter / United Kingdom
1936	Pope Francis / Pope / Argentina
1951	Pat Hill / Footballer / United States of America
1983	Haron Keitany / Runner / Kenya
1976	Takeo Spikes / Footballer / United States of America
1973	Konstadinos Gatsioudis / Javelin Thrower / Greece
1937	Kerry Packer / Business Man / Australia
1934	Irving Petlin / Painter / United States of America
1962	Paul Dobson / Footballer / United Kingdom
1976	Nir Davidovich / Footballer / Israel
1900	Katina Paxinou / Actress / Greece

Aapane abhi padha: 17 Disambar Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.

Read in Hindi : 17 दिसम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं