January 17

Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942, was a professional boxer, activist, performer, poet, and philanthropist from the United States. He is widely considered as one of the most prominent and renowned sports stars of the twentieth century, earning the moniker "The Greatest." He is often regarded as the best heavyweight boxer of all time, and he was voted Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC in 1999.
David Michael Bautista, an American actor and former professional wrestler, was born on January 18, 1969. Between 2002 and 2019, he worked for WWE on multiple occasions. Since Guardians of the Galaxy, he has starred as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, for which he is best known.
Sarat Chandra, the second son and fourth child of Janakinath and Prabhabati Bose, was born in Cuttack, Odisha in 1889. He completed his secondary school in Kolkata after completing his primary education in Cuttack and matriculation at the age of 12. He received his MA from Calcutta University in 1909 and became a lawyer in 1911. Despite the fact that his father, Janakinath, was a distinguished legal practitioner, Sarat Chandra was the first in the family to travel to England and qualify for the Bar (1912-1914). Sarat Chandra rose to prominence as a lawyer with remarkable advocacy skills and piercing cross-examination under the tutelage of the famous Nripendra Nath Sircar.
On January 19, Asin married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in a Christian wedding ceremony followed by Hindu rites near Delhi. At a resort hotel, the 30-year-old 'Ghajini' actress married in a small, private ceremony attended by family and close friends. 19-Jan-2021
The 19th of January, 1990, was the worst day in Kashmir's history. The aboriginal people and the minority Kashmiri Pandit group were pushed out and forced to flee the Kashmir Valley at gunpoint. During late 1989 and early 1990, Kashmiri Pandits were compelled to escape the Kashmir Valley as a consequence of a premeditated plot of ethnic cleansing by JKLF terrorists and Islamist rebels with the tactic of murdering one and frightening a thousand. After living in the Valley for over 5,000 years, the entire population of 5-6 lakh Hindus was deported by death, devastation, looting, seizure of residual immovable possessions, agricultural land and orchards, and so on.
In the 1990s, Kashmiri Hindus faced hostility from both independence-seeking militant organisations and Islamist militants, with the conflict often turning violent. This produced a fearful environment, which contributed considerably to the migration. Some Kashmiri Hindu groups mark January 19 as "Exodus Day." According to numerous experts, around 100,000 of the entire Kashmiri Pandit population of 140,000 went away in the early 1990s, when Kashmiri Hindus fled in far higher numbers. On January 4, 1990, the Srinagar-based journal Aftab sent a statement urging all Hindus to leave Kashmir immediately, citing the terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen as its source.
Hepburn died in her sleep at home on the evening of January 20, 1993. Following her death, Gregory Peck taped a tribute to Hepburn in which he performed Rabindranath Tagore's poem "Unending Love." On January 24, 1993, funeral services were performed in the local church in Tolochenaz. Maurice Eindiguer, the same clergyman who married Hepburn and Mel Ferrer and baptised her son Sean in 1960, officiated at her funeral, while UNICEF's Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan offered a eulogy.
Christian Dior, born 21 January 1905, was a French fashion designer best known as the creator of Christian Dior SE, one of the world's top fashion companies now owned by parent firm LVMH. His fashion companies are well-known around the world, notably "on five continents in less than a decade" (Sauer).
The American television drama series Breaking Bad ran on AMC from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. 62 episodes long and spread throughout five seasons. The series, which is set and shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, centres on Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a dejected high school chemistry teacher who is underpaid, overqualified, and suffering from stage-three lung cancer.
Vinod Kambli, who was born on January 18, 1972, is a former left-handed middle order batsman for India who also played for Mumbai and Boland in South Africa. On his birthday, Kambli became the first cricketer to record a century in a One-Day International.
Pratap was said to have died as a result of injuries incurred in a hunting accident. On January 19, 1597, at the age of 56. His eldest son, Amar Singh I, succeeded him. Pratap advised his son on his deathbed not to succumb to the Mughals and to reclaim Chittor. Even as he died, Maharana Pratap remained on the grass bed, as his commitment to liberate Chittod had not yet been fulfilled. At the end, he held his son Amar Singh's hand in his and turned over the burden of freeing Chittod to his son, dying in peace.
Lamarr died of heart illness on January 19, 2000, in Casselberry, Florida, at the age of 85. In line with her final wishes, her son Anthony Loder scattered her ashes in Austria's Vienna Woods. Hedy Lamarr, the Austrian-born actress whose exotic elegance and beauty inspired a slew of popular films in the 1930s and 1940s, was discovered dead in her home. She was 86 years old. She was touted as the most beautiful lady in the world. Her pale skin, almond eyes, and black hair gave her an exotic appearance, and she appeared in a number of films.
James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, and producer who was born on January 17, 1962. Carrey rose to prominence in 1990 after securing a recurring part in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994). He is well known for his aggressive slapstick performances. He made his film debut in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber (all 1994). Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Batman Forever (all 1995), and Liar Liar (1996) followed (1997).
Edwin Eugene Aldrin, better known by his stage name Buzz Aldrin, was an American fighter pilot, engineer, and former astronaut. As the commander of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, he completed three spacewalks. He and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two individuals to set foot on the Moon because he was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission.
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