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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
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
4/18/1966Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
4/26/1945Virinchirpuram Krishnamurthi Ramaswamy, cricketer (Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup), was born in Madras.
8/13/1911Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born.
7/24/1998India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.