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Historical Event on 9/8/1897
Lokmanya Tilak charged in anti-national activity case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1908 | Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born. |
| 5/1/1996 | Motilal Vohra, U.P. Governor, resigns (hawala case). |
| 11/5/1906 | Initials of the place of issuance of notes were started to be printed instead of Issuing Circle's name. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 2/14/2000 | The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor. |
| 11/1/1991 | J.N. Dixit appointed the next Foreign Secretary. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 1/18/1997 | Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins. |
| 11/1/1985 | Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning. |
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