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Historical Event on 5/29/1933

Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1883Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, died in Ajmer.
10/30/1883Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, attacked on Mughal Emperor Babur near Kanwa at Agra.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
6/29/1864Dr. Asutosh Mukherjee, great judge, educationist and lawyer of Bengal, was born at Calcutta.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
1/1/1992Petrol and diesel price hiked in 11 states to make it uniform all over the country.