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Historical Event on 5/8/1930

Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1757Lord Clive conquered Chandranagar after defeating the French troops.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
12/12/1721Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb Peshwa), third Peshwa, was born.
4/25/1998The Government announces a new salary structure for university and college teachers, consequent to the implementation of the Fifth Pay Commission recommendations.
6/1/1933Fortnightly 'Bal Sanmitra' was published.
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
2/9/1992Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
6/1/1964Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.