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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
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
4/14/1907P. C. Joshi, famous Leftist leader and thinker, was born.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
11/28/1956Chou En- lai, Chinese Prime Minister, came to India.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
7/5/1990G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area.
11/2/1841Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.
7/21/1911Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.