The day of December 17, 1903 is recorded as a revolutionary achievement in human history. On this day, American inventors Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, known to the world as the Wright brothers, succeeded in flying a controlled and operated aircraft for the first time. This historic flight was made in the Kitty Hawk area of North Carolina, USA.
The aircraft built by the Wright brothers was named ‘Wright Flyer’. This aircraft was powered by an engine and modern technology was used to keep the flight balanced. In the first flight, the plane remained in the air for about 12 seconds and covered a distance of about 120 feet. The Wright Flyer made a total of four flights that same day, the last of which lasted about a minute.
This achievement of the Wright brothers was not just a technological breakthrough, but it laid the foundation for unprecedented changes in transportation, communications, and military capabilities. His discovery gave birth to the modern aviation industry and made the world more connected than ever. Today, on December 17, this historic flight of the Wright brothers is considered a symbol of the power of human curiosity, courage and innovation.
important events
1398 – Mongol emperor Taimur Lang captured Delhi.
1556 – Rahim, the famous poet of Emperor Akbar’s court, was born.
1645 – Noorjahan Begum, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir, died.
1715 – Sikh chief Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered to the Mughals in Gurudaspur.
1718 – France, Britain and Austria declared war on Spain.
1777 – France recognized American independence.
1779 – After a long conflict between the Marathas and the Portuguese, the Maratha government handed over the revenue of some villages to the Portuguese as compensation.
1803 – East India Company captured Orissa.
1902 – Italy’s famous inventor Marconi created the first radio station.
1903 – The Wright brothers flew an aircraft called ‘The Flyer’ for the first time.
1907 – Ugyen Wangchuck became the first hereditary king of Bhutan.
1914 – Austrian army defeated Russian army in Limanow, Poland.
1914 – Jews were driven out of Tel Aviv by Turkish authorities.
1925 – There was an agreement not to attack between the then Soviet Union and Türkiye.
1927 – Australia’s great batsman Sir Don Bradman scored 118 runs in his debut match in first-class cricket.
1927 – Famous revolutionary Rajendranath Lahiri passed away.
1929 – Great revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot British officer Saunders.
1931 – ‘Indian Statistical Institute’ was established in Kolkata under the leadership of Professor Prashant Chandra Mahalanobis.
1933 – Indian cricketer Lala Amarnath scored 118 runs in his debut Test match.
1940 – Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Individual Satyagraha movement.
1970 – America conducted nuclear tests at the Nevada test site.
1971 – India-Pakistan war ends.
1996 – National Football League was launched.
1998 – America and Britain bombed Iraq heavily under ‘Operation Desert Fox’.
2000 – Hotline service resumed between the Army Chiefs of Staff of India and Pakistan.
2000 – Mirko Sarovic took oath as President of Bosnia.
2002 – Turkey supported India on Kashmir issue.
2005 – Bhutan’s King Jig Sigme Wanchuk was removed from power.
2008 – Sheila Dikshit took oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi.
2008 – The central government announced a new policy of promotion in security forces.
2009 – 40 people and more than 28,000 animals died when the cargo ship MV Danny F-2 sank off the coast of Lebanon.
2011 – Former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passed away.
2014 – America and Cuba restored diplomatic relations after 55 years.
Birth
1556 – Rahim, famous poet of Akbar’s court.
1869 – Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar, revolutionary writer and journalist.
1903 – Lakshmi Narayan Mishra, famous Hindi playwright.
1905 – Mohammad Hidayatullah, the first Muslim Chief Justice and acting President of India.
1920 – Hari Dev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
1930 – Wahengbam Nipamcha Singh, former Chief Minister of Manipur.
1955 – Jagadish Shettar, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.
1972 – John Abraham, Indian film actor.
demise
1645 – Noorjahan, wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir.
1927 – Rajendranath Lahiri, great revolutionary martyr.
1959 – Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramaiya, freedom fighter and journalist.
2019 – Shriram Lagoo, veteran cinema and theater artist.
2020 – Satya Dev Singh, senior BJP leader.
2020 – Iqbal Ahmed Khan, famous classical singer of Delhi Gharana.
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