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Historical Event on 12/30/1946
Jawaharlal Nehru calls on Gandhiji, who says, ""My reason wholly supports my heart"".
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/2/1986 | Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat. |
9/2/1956 | Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India). |
9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
1/1/1664 | Shivaji marched towards Surat. |
12/1/1951 | Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta. |
3/18/1922 | Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause. |
1/9/1664 | Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place. |
12/29/1972 | Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced. |
1/14/1905 | Durga Khote, Marathi stage artist and actress, was born. |
8/5/1999 | The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet. |
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