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Historical Event on 8/9/1942

Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested.

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9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.
1/23/1897Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War.
4/16/1993The Supreme Court stays the operation of M.P. High Court's order quashing President's rule in the state.
3/9/1990Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died.
6/12/1997Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
12/29/1949Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, cricketer (Indian keeper after Engineer), was born in Madras.