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Historical Event on 5/8/1910
Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1991 | Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years. |
| 6/9/1909 | Baburao Arnalkar, famous detective story writer, was born. |
| 1/1/1874 | The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published. |
| 9/21/1996 | Rao resigns Congress Party President post. |
| 12/10/1985 | A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987. |
| 3/7/1956 | A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India. |
| 4/22/1930 | Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order. |
| 11/5/1907 | Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions. |
| 3/5/1999 | Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton. |
| 4/8/1894 | Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India. |
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