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Historical Event on 5/8/1933
Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
| 4/19/1998 | Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
| 1/7/1831 | Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania. |
| 12/13/1772 | Narayan Rao became the Peshwa at Satara. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 9/23/1999 | India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 8/7/1982 | Babur Shah, Mughal Emperior, defeated Afghan Nawab Nasrat Shah, king of Bengal, on the banks of the Gand and the Ghaghra river. |
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