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Significance of 17th June:



The United Nations General Assembly in 1994 declared 17 June as the "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought". It is a unique occasion to remind people that desertification can be effectively tackled, solutions are possible and important is participation and cooperation at all levels. 


1885- The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.

1944- Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.

1967 - Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.

1992- A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.

 

Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day:

1903- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was an Assamese playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.

1924- Amlan Datta was an economist and educationist from West Bengal, India. 

1930- Anup Kumar was an Indian actor who is known for his work in Bengali cinema.

1964- Dhrubajyoti Phukan is a National Film Award winning musician who has worked as a Music Producer.

1973- Leander Adrian Paes is an Indian former professional tennis player and the first Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Paes holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup.



Famous people who have death anniversaries on this day:

1631- Arjumand Banu Begum, also called Mumtaz Mahal  was the second wife of Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor. Mumtaz Mahal (meaning Jewel of the palace in Persian) was the nickname her husband gave to her.

1674- Rajmata Jijabai was the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire.

1839 - Lord William Bentinck was a British military commander and politician who served as the governor of the Fort William (Bengal) presidency from 1828 to 1834 and the first governor-general of India from 1834 to 1835.

1957- Ogirala Ramachandra Rao was an Indian film actor, music director and multi instrumentalist.

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