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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.
7/20/1991Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.
11/1/1999Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
11/24/1919Gandhiji presides over All-India Khilafat conference at Delhi.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
4/11/1999A.K.A. Abdul Samad (72), general secretary of IUML and State unit president, died in Chennai.
10/12/1946Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.