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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
3/28/1978Nafisa Joseph, Miss India Universe (1997), was born.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
2/23/1993Pre-budget Economic Survey proposes closure of sick PSE and rationalisation of tax and interests rates.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
3/11/1999Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
1/1/19958th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.