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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 |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 5/1/1998 | The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri. |
| 5/20/1776 | Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away. |
| 6/2/1975 | India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada. |
| 1/29/1870 | 'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India. |
| 8/1/1953 | All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International. |
| 10/25/1980 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died. |
| 7/6/1998 | Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja. |
| 11/28/1962 | K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died. |
| 8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
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