Death anniversary of ‘Lala Lajpat Rai’, the great revolutionary of the Indian freedom struggle; Know the complete history of 17 November

Today is the death anniversary of the great revolutionary of the Indian freedom struggle, Lala Lajpat Rai. He was also known as Punjab Kesari. He was born on January 28, 1865 in Dhundhike Gawar in Ludhiana district of Punjab. He strongly opposed practices like child marriage and dowry. He is also known as a supporter of women’s education. He played an important role in India’s freedom struggle. During the Simon Go Back movement, British officers lathi-charged the protesters. During this beating he fell ill and died a few days later.

Important events that happened on 17 November in the history of the country and the world

• 1831: The province of Gran Colombia is divided, creating two countries: Ecuador and Venezuela.
• 1858: The city of Denver, Colorado was founded.
• 1869: The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, was inaugurated. However, the construction of this canal had already been completed 10 years earlier.
• 1932: Third Round Table Conference begins.
• 1933: The United States recognized the Soviet Union.
• 1950: Lhamo Dondrub officially becomes the 14th Dalai Lama.
• 1962: President John F. Kennedy visited Washington, D.C. Dedicated Washington Dulles International Airport serving the area.
• 1992: Indirabai Halbe, founder of Matri Mandir Sanstha located in Devrukh, was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
• 1992: Hari Narke, president of Maharashtra Kamgar Sahitya Parishad, was declared a fellowship holder of the Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Academy in Delhi.
• 1994: Russian space station Mir set a new record by completing 50,000 orbits around the Earth.
• 1996: Dr. K.N., Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry at the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. Ganesh was elected a Fellow of the National Science Academy, Ahmedabad.
• 2000: Alberto Fujimori was removed from the post of President of Peru.

Birthday special on 17th November

• 9: Birth of ‘Vespasian’ – Roman Emperor. (Death: 23 June 79)
• 1749: Birth of ‘Nicolas Appertit’, the inventor of canning. (Death: 1 June 1841)
• 1755: Birth of King Louis XVIII of France. (Death: 16 September 1824)
• 1887: Birth of ‘Nanji Kalidas Mehta’ – industrialist
• 1901: Birth of Walter Holstein – first President of the European Commission. (Death: 29 March 1982)
• 1906: Birth of ‘Soichiro Honda’, co-founder of Honda Motor Company. (Death: 5 August 1991)
• 1920: Birth of Indian actor and director ‘Mithun Ganesan’. (Death: 22 March 2002)
• 1923: Birth of ‘Ericidas Pereira’, the first President of Cape Verde. (Death: 22 September 2011)
• 1925: Birth of American actor ‘Rock Hudson’. (Death: 2 October 1985)
• 1932: ‘Shakuntala Mahajan’ – actress born. (Died: 18 January 2015)
• 1938: Birth of writer, playwright, producer ‘Ratnakar Matkari’.
• 1982: ‘Yusuf Pathan’ – Indian cricketer born.

Death anniversary on 17th November

• 1812: Death of ‘John Walter’, founder of The Times newspaper.
• 1828: Freedom fighter Punjab Kesari ‘Lala Lajpat Rai’ passed away. (Born: 28 January 1865)
• 1931: Death of Sanskrit scholar, educationist, historian ‘Harprasad Shastri’. (Born: 6 December 1853)
• 1935: Death of ‘Gopal Krishna Deodhar’, founding member of Bharat Sevak Samaj. (Born: 21 August 1871)
• 1961: ‘Kusumavati Atmaram Deshpande’ – literary critic and critic passed away. (Born: 10 November 1904)
• 2003: ‘Surjit Bindrakhia’ – Indian singer passed away. (Born: 15 April 1962)
• 2012: Death of Hindu heart emperor ‘Balasaheb Thackeray’. (Born: 23 January 1926)
• 2012: ‘Ponty Chaddha’ – Indian industrialist passes away. (Born: 22 October 1957)
• 2015: Vishwa Hindu Parishad President ‘Ashok Singhal’ passed away.
• 2015: ‘Santosh Mahadik Kupwara’ – Colonel, martyred while leading the search operation in Srinagar.