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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
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
3/10/193917 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
8/1/1970Bhopal University was established.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
1/19/1892Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, famous Marathi comedy writer, was born.