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Historical Event on 5/8/1930

Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
4/19/1995Rajendra Kumari Bajpai appointed the Lt. Governor of Pondichery.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
1/17/1833William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away.
9/12/1779Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.