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Historical Event on 9/17/1934
Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
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| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
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| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 1/29/1968 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died. |
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