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Historical Event on 5/5/1930
Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1918 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born. |
| 2/24/1880 | Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born. |
| 6/13/1931 | Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London. |
| 8/6/1993 | Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat. |
| 1/6/1976 | Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
| 8/19/1976 | Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
| 1/15/1999 | Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (79), writer, poet, litterateur and associate of Rajaji, died in Chennai. |
| 12/12/1999 | No transparency in judicial appointments, says Justice Kuldip Singh, retired judge of the Supreme Court. |
| 10/27/1928 | Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda. |
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