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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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2/3/1977	Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering.
3/28/1916	Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
5/25/1979	Commercial Unity Day started.
8/22/1818	Warren Hastings, first Governor General of India (1773-84), died at the age of 85.
6/1/1874	East India Company was dissolved.
9/1/1999	Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
1/18/1994	India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
2/13/1922	The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
11/29/1989	Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
3/16/1912	Gandhiji commends Gokhale's attempts for abolition of indenture system.

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