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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
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
7/14/1854Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramahans, was born.
7/28/1946Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.
4/15/1895Bal Gangadhar Tilak inagurated the Shivaji Mahotsav at Raigad Fort.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
11/15/1992Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.