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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 |
| 3/30/1999 | Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam. |
| 5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 6/6/1997 | U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal. |
| 11/13/1945 | Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India |
| 1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
| 3/26/1969 | Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize |
| 12/20/1850 | Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born. |
| 3/15/1931 | M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/29/1977 | Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away. |
| 3/24/1855 | First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km. |
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