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Historical Event on 5/8/1933

Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.

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6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
2/25/1992Beant Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
7/4/1900Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, was born.
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.
1/3/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
9/22/1999Former Test all-rounder Chandu Borde was re-appointed chairman of National Selection Committee on Day two of the BCCI AGM in Jaipur.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.