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Historical Event on 6/17/1917
Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/24/1997 | Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities. |
| 10/22/1999 | The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'. |
| 6/3/1865 | George V, King of England (1910-36), was born. |
| 7/28/1912 | Ramchandra Gondo Ginde, famous neuro surgeon, was born. |
| 3/7/2000 | A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district. |
| 2/12/1990 | The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved. |
| 2/1/1929 | Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 7/18/1987 | Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership. |
| 7/12/1980 | Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha. |
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