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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
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
1/26/1992BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
5/21/1835Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born.
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
3/23/1947Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.