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Historical Event on 5/8/1910

Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
10/21/1954Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
11/11/1996A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.