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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
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
1/6/1932Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born.
10/28/1997Cabinet permits RBI to issue rupee notes of 1000 denomination.
12/12/2000A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001.
12/24/1984Eigth General Elections of India began .
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
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