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Historical Event on 8/4/1933

Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
9/25/1990S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
12/1/1894Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
11/5/1956University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.