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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 |
| 1/17/1981 | Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
| 7/14/1998 | India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights. |
| 11/22/1988 | Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award. |
| 6/3/1818 | Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends. |
| 1/1/1956 | No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'. |
| 1/16/1990 | Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 1/28/1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai 'Punjab Kesari', great valiant freedom fighter, social reformer, humanitarian and lawyer, was born in Dhudike village of Ferozepur district, Punjab. |
| 12/10/1984 | Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi. |
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