Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 May 1933

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Most of the 139 passengers on the charter flight were women-members of the Axbridge Ladies Guild on a shopping trip to Basel, Switzerland. There were 37 survivors.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 8th of May 1933 93 years, 10 months and 8 days ago
64-year-old Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi aka The Apostle of Non-violence starts his Third Anti-Untouchability Fast, for the improvement of Harijans' condition in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Gandhi's fast lasted for 21 days.