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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
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
8/20/1986A restructured 20-point programme announced.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
3/25/1989India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation.
8/9/1996Unofficial estimates put black money in the country at Rs. 70,000 crore, i.e. 6\% of GDP.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
1/21/1908Gandhiji agrees to settlement on basis of voluntary registration, if Registration Act is repealed.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.