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Historical Event on 5/27/1930

India's major cities are seething with unrest following the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and thousands of his followers in the campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. Civil unrest in Bombay, where at least six were killed and sixty injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
4/5/1930Mahatma 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.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
7/30/1886Dr. S.Muthulakshmi Reddi, first women M.A.L.A.S, was born.
7/1/1913Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.