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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
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
4/27/1854First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
9/26/1975Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated.
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'