Learn about the importance of 17th January in the history of India. Major historical events on this day, Famous Birthdays on 17th January and death anniversaries on this day.
Famous Birthdays on 17th January
- 1945 – Javed Akhtar, Indian poet, playwright, and composer
- 1923 – Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (d. 1962)
- 1917 – M. G. Ramachandran, Indian actor, director, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 1987)
- 1888 – Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author (d. 1963)
Death Anniversary on 17th January
- 2016 – Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926)
- 2016 – V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935)
- 2014 – Suchitra Sen, Indian film actress (b. 1931)
- 2014 – Sunanda Pushkar, Indian-Canadian businesswoman (b. 1962)
- 2014 – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (b. 1915)
- 2010 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician and CM of West Bengal for 23 years (b. 1914)
- 1951 – Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, Indian poet, playwright, and director (b. 1903)
- 1930 – Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
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