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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
7/13/1947An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
3/9/1650Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
10/10/1952US mediator Frank Graham told the U.N. Security Council that there was a possibility of war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
4/12/1621Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
1/30/1994Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.