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Historical Event on 5/5/1930

Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
6/2/2000Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.
1/12/1994S. S. Nadkarni, Chairman of National Stock Exchange, appointed SEBI Chairman.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
1/6/1972America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.
6/30/1799Krishnaraj Bodiyar was once again declared as the King of Mysore.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
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.