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Historical Event on 1/10/1908

Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/2000The Subrahmanyam Committee report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The panel concluded that the Pakistan intrusion in Kargil took the Indian security establishment by surprise.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.
5/26/1957Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
3/16/1860Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia.