Charlie Thomas Cox was born on 15 December 1982 in London, England, parents Patricia C. A. and publisher Andrew Frederick Seaforth Cox. He is descended from numerous notable forefathers and has English, Scottish, and Irish ancestors. Charlie Thomas Cox is an English actor best known for his appearances as Tristan Thorn in Stardust and Owen Sleater in HBO's Boardwalk Empire's second and third seasons. For Disney, he played Matt Murdock, alias Daredevil, in the 2015 Marvel Netflix TV series Daredevil, The Defenders, and the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe feature Spider-Man: No Way Home. He also portrayed Giovanni Bruni in Touchstone Pictures' Casanova, released in 2005.

In Jammu and Kashmir, the line of control established by the December 17, 1971 cease-fire should be observed by all parties without regard to each side's acknowledged position. Regardless of mutual disagreements or legal interpretations, no side must strive to unilaterally modify it. Both parties agree to refrain from threatening or using force in violation of this Line.

Six shooters linked with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out a terrorist assault on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, on December 16, 2014. Pakistan executed four terrorists implicated in the Peshawar massacre on December 2, 2015.

Ludwig van Beethoven, a German composer and pianist, was born on December 17, 1770. Beethoven is still regarded as one of the most revered musicians in Western music history; his compositions are among the most often performed in the classical music repertoire and mark the change from the Classical to the Romantic periods.

John Abraham is a Mumbai, Maharashtra-born Indian actor who was born on December 17, 1972. John was born in Malaysia to a Malayali father and a Parsi mother. His father works as an architect. Alan is his younger brother. He was a model before beginning his acting career. He began his modelling career with the Punjabi music video "Surma." Then he went to work for the media company Time & Space Media Entertainment Promotions Ltd. He graduated from Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai, with a degree in economics. He subsequently went on to earn his MBA from Mumbai Educational Trust.

A large demonstration has erupted in India's capital, Delhi, as outrage over a citizenship bill sweeps the country. Stone-throwing mobs confronted police forces in the Seelampur neighbourhood. Police used tear gas and batons to retaliate. According to local sources, some demonstrators and cops were hurt. The rally comes just days after police and protestors clashed in Delhi, injuring at least 50 people. A police station was reported to have been set on fire, and buses were vandalised, according to authorities.

Pope Francis is Rome's 266th Bishop. Francis was chosen Pope on March 13, 2013, to succeed Benedict XVI, who resigned two weeks earlier. Poverty, compassion, and joy have become themes that have come to define Francis' papacy. Jorge Mario Bergoglio's papal name is Francis. Bergoglio was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to two Italian immigrants. He is a scientist with postgraduate degrees in philosophy and theology. He worked as a janitor, a bar bouncer, and a lab assistant for a chemist before beginning his seminary studies.

On December 17, 1933, Lala Amarnath made history by scoring India's first-ever Test century against England. Amarnath, who had a score of 118, was also the first cricket captain of independent India. Surinder, the son of Amarnath, became the only father-son pairing to score 100 or more against a foreign opponent later in 1976 when he made his Test debut against New Zealand.

Eiffel, a trained engineer, formed and built a firm specialising in metal structural construction, the crowning result of which was the Eiffel Tower. He spent the final thirty years of his life doing experiments. He graduated from the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1855, the same year Paris held the first World's Fair. He was born in Dijon in 1832. He spent several years in the South West of France, supervising construction on the big railway bridge in Bordeaux, 1864.

Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on April 16th, 1889, in London, England. His father was a skilled vocalist and actor, and his mother, who went by the stage name Lily Harley, was a beautiful actress and singer who rose to prominence in the light opera world. That month, he joined Mack Sennett and the Keystone Film Company, making his debut in the film industry. His original weekly wage was $150, but his instant success on film prompted other producers to begin talks for his services.

PV Sindhu, the current world champion, became the first and only Indian to win the BWF World Tour finals On December 16, 2018.

Lei Jun (born December 16, 1969 in Xiantao, Hubei Province, China) is a Chinese business leader who founded Xiaomi Corp. In 2010 and served as its chairman and CEO. Xiaomi Corp. was launched in April 2010 by Lei and a group of investors, including former Google employee Lin Bin. While the firm marketed a variety of products, it specialised on smartphones.

The Tracy Ullman Show, a variety show on the Fox Broadcasting Company, first aired a cartoon short featuring The Simpsons in 1987. It debuted as a Christmas special on December 17, 1989, and after being lengthened to a half-hour, it started running regularly in January 1990.

During the filming of Rocky IV, Nielsen became engaged to actor Sylvester Stallone. They married on December 15, 1985, in the Beverly Hills, California home of producer Irwin Winkler, after the film's release. Their marriage lasted 19 months and ended in divorce in July 1987. Though the Danish model stated she was afraid to rush into marriage, Stallone's image helped Nielsen overcome her reservations.

According to North Korean press reports, Kim Jong-il died around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 17. (6:30 Friday evening Washington time). His death was broadcast on Korean radio at noon the following Monday, giving the North Korean officials time to plan their next move. Kim died as a result of "mental and physical overwork" while on a rail tour of different military and civilian locations, which he had been doing for years despite being in poor condition since his stroke in 2008. During the last week of his life, he was unusually busy.

Disney's involvement in Disney World came to an end in late 1966, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer in his left lung, the result of a lifetime practise of chain smoking dating back to World War I. Roy paid him a visit on the 14th of December. Walt used the tiles as a grip map to point up to the ceiling. When Walt died the next morning, it came as a great shock to the Disney family and the whole globe. He died on December 15, 1966, at 9:35 a.m. PST, having just celebrated his 65th birthday two weeks before. "Acute circulatory collapse" was the official cause of death. His heart just ceased to beat.

The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, opulent hotel in Mumbai's Colaba neighbourhood, Maharashtra, India, located close to the Gateway of India. It was first opened on December 16, 1903. It was created in the Saracenic Revival style and opened as the Taj Mahal Hotel in 1903. Since then, it has frequently been referred to as simply "The Taj."