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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
9/15/1948The India flag carrying vessel reached Bombay Port.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
8/15/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948.
6/26/1997India declares its chemical weapon stockpiles and storage facilities as part of its obligations as signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
11/27/1999BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee.
5/25/1917Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943.