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Historical Event on 5/8/1910

Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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7/31/1993Zafar Saifullah was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1994.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
9/18/1879Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born.
11/14/1914Eight Language panel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note was red. These languages were Urdu, Telugu, Kaithi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Burmese and Gujarati.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
5/19/1956The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
10/9/1946Jinnah's 9-point demands conveyed to Congress.