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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
2/17/1994Bihar leader Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and Mizoram's Dr. C. Silvera inducted into Union Cabinet.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
3/9/1966India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
10/5/1989Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.
10/10/1962Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack
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3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
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