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Historical Event on 4/8/1919
Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/9/1942 | The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'. |
7/18/1993 | Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue. |
11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
8/4/1936 | Indian Government Act was approved by the king. |
6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
10/10/1964 | Olympics opened at Tokyo |
1/28/1853 | Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba. |
9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
10/18/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas. |
1/8/1994 | Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99. |
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