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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
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
9/9/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
5/26/2000Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai.
1/21/1952Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
4/6/1993Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19.
8/18/1997Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.