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

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The Hosein brothers were arrested on 7 February 1970 and convicted on the charges of blackmail, kidnap and murder without a body at the Old Bailey on 6 October 1970. It was never established what happened to McKay's remains, though there was speculation that the Hoseins had fed them to their pigs.
(29 December 1969)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 8th of May 1933 93 years, 10 months and 9 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.