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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.

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5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
10/14/1991Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
4/22/1915Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born.
8/18/1969Humayun Kabir, great politician, died.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.