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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
5/25/1877Sir John Lawrence--passenger steamer of McLean & Co. of Calcutta--sank near the coastline of Orrisa in a storm. This ship carried 732 passengers.
5/20/1964P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
12/1/1993World AIDS day.
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
12/6/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.
12/6/1956Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
1/3/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
3/3/1707Shehejade Muajjam declared himself as the successor of Aurangzeb and renamed himself Bahadurshah First.