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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.

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8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.
10/31/1975Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
4/14/1991NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
1/6/1996CBI identifies two key figures - Satyanarayana Gauda and Daya Manikam Anand - in Purulia arms drop case.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.