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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
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
10/3/1903Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationist, was born.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
12/28/1892Dr. Shivajirao Ganesh (Daji Patwardhan), famous social worker and Padmashri awardee, was born.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
12/25/1763Suraj Mal Jat, Maharaja of Bharatpur, was killed by Najib-ud -Daulah s troops.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.