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Historical Event on 8/7/1934

Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
9/25/2000A Delhi Court dismisses applications of three of the 17 accused seeking dropping of proceedings against them in the sensational Coomar Narain espionage case which hit the headlines and rattled the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1985.
6/14/1880Satish Chandra Dasgupta, rural Scientist, was born.
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
7/9/2000India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.
10/16/1978Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs Pakistan, at Faisalabad.
8/15/1995P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme.