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Historical Event on 10/17/1940

Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
6/21/1862Ganendra Mohan Tagore was the first Indian to get the Barrister-at-Law Degree after passing the examination from Lincoln Inn University.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.