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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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8/23/1947	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
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6/3/1929	Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
9/19/1950	U. N. Assembly rejects Indian-Soviet proposal to admit Communist China in New York.
9/1/1999	Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
3/29/1979	Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.

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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.

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.