Today Importance - 17th September
17-September-1799
Parashuram Bau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa Empire passed away.
17-September-1864
Birth of religious reformer Angrik Dharampal.
17-September-1876
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Devanandpur village.
17-September-1879
E.V. Ramaswamy Naykar, a prominent leader of the Dravidian movement and social reformer, was born in Erode, Tamil Nadu.
17-September-1885
Journalist, social reformer and historian Keshav Sitaram Thackeray was born.
17-September-1892
Social reformer, revolutionary and poet Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar was born in Shillong.
17-September-1899
The first British army left Bombay for South Africa.
17 September 1924
Famous Hindi writer Popti Ramchand Hiranandani was born in Hyderabad, Sindh.
17 September 1929
La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM&AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
17 September 1934
Gandhiji announced his retirement from politics with effect from 1 October to devote himself to the development of rural industries, Harijan service and education through basic handicrafts.
17 September 1937
Jnanpith Award winner and famous Oriya poet Sitakanth Mahapatra was born in 1933.
17 September 1938
Famous Marathi poet, story writer, critic and Sahitya Akademi Award winner Dilip Purushottam Chitre was born.
17 September 1948
The Nizam of Hyderabad, in a broadcast, announced a ceasefire for his troops and accession to the Indian Union, which had already been decided before the declaration.
17 September 1950
The government gives diplomatic recognition to Israel.
17 September 1954
India is bound by the bond of marriage.
17 September 1956
Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was established.
17 September 1960
Agreement with Pakistan on the distribution of the Indus and its tributaries.
17 September 1997
Advance railway reservation period has been extended from 30 to 60 days. 01 February 1998.
17 September 1997
Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI), the world's only U-233 fueled reactor, achieves a maximum power of 30 kW.
17 September 1998
Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi expanded the cabinet by including nine ministers, while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdrew support from her ministry.
17 September 1999
India and the US have started high-level talks to find ways to combat terrorism.
17 September 1999
Narayan Desai, Ajay Kumar Bose and Saraswati Gora have been nominated for the Jamnalal Bajaj Award.