Year 1527
Babur defeated Rana Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh.
MARCH 17
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17 March: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 17 March.
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Saint Patrick's Day Of Irland
Year 1769
British East India Company imposed a ban on weavers of Bengal.
Year 1957
Vanguard-1, the first solar-powered satellite in the United States, was launched.
Year 1958
Vanguard 1 (ID: 1958-Beta 2) was the fourth artificial Earth orbital satellite launched It was the first satellite to be solar powered.
Year 1969
Gold Meyer became the first female prime minister of Israel.
Year 1987
Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar retired from Test career.
Year 1996
Sri Lanka won the title by defeating Australia by seven wickets in the final of the Cricket World Cup.
Year 1997
Air-conditioned taxi service launched in Mumbai
Born 1864
Joseph Baptista, an Indian politician, and activist.
Born 1887
D. V. Gundappa, a Kannada writer and philosopher.
Born 1909
Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar (1909– 2001) was an Indologist and Vedic scholar
Born 1920
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a Bangladeshi politician, and statesman. He is known as the “Father of the Nation” in Bangladesh.
Born 1962
Kalpana Chawla, an American astronaut, engineer, and the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.
Born 1975
Puneeth Rajkumar, an Indian film actor, playback singer, anchor, and producer.
Born 1990
Saina Nehwal, an Indian professional badminton singles player.
Died 1782
Daniel Bernoulli, a Swiss mathematician, and physicist.
Died 1956
Irene Joliot-Curie, a French chemist, physicist, and a politician.
Died 1957
Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh President of the Philippines.
Died 2000
Rajkumari Dubey, an Indian playback singer.
Died 2012
Chaleo Yoovidhya, a Thai businessman and investor. He was co-creator of the Red Bull brands of energy drinks.