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Historical Event on 4/5/1930

Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.

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4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
7/13/1830Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part.
11/8/1932Sankhla Badluram, great industrialist, was born in Delhi.
3/28/1994G-15 summit opens with only six heads of Government in New Delhi.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
7/6/1930Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
5/28/1883Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ""Veer Savarkar"", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasik.