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Historical Event on 1/30/1948
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1926 | Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 5/31/1970 | Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to. |
| 6/25/1931 | Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 3/16/1999 | Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy. |
| 6/4/1959 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga. |
| 2/20/1947 | British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India. |
| 10/17/1994 | Seshan's controversial biography ''DMK'' obtains stay. |
| 8/6/1933 | Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras. |
| 1/10/1993 | 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi. |
| 5/14/1963 | Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away. |
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