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Historical Event on 8/1/1920
Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1900 | Chidambaranar Thiru Thamizaringar, great author, journalist and homeopath, was born at Sirukadambur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
| 4/11/1999 | Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 3/22/1957 | National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian. |
| 3/3/1997 | Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi. |
| 11/5/1996 | Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress. |
| 9/21/1997 | I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed. |
| 4/21/1998 | The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
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