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Historical Event on 1/10/1908

Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1976Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
2/16/1905Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .