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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 |
| 7/4/1997 | Mumbai High Court directs BMC to reinstate G.R. Khairnar, the iconoclastic Dy. Municipal Commissioner suspended in `94 and removed from service in October 1996. |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 9/29/1999 | Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting. |
| 10/27/1982 | Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died. |
| 2/24/1986 | Rukmini Devi passed away. |
| 8/6/1933 | Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 1/4/1914 | Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born. |
| 1/4/1914 | Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab. |
| 12/30/1949 | India recognizes People's Republic of China. |
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