Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 and about the day of his departure, on 12 his ashes were sprinkled in ponds in various areas of the nation.
There has been A Kalash flown in the Ganges River at Allahabad. With eyes, over a thousand people bid farewell to the saint of Sabarmati on this event.
1742: Birth of Fantastic Maratha legend Nana Phadnavis.
1809: Birth of British scientist Charles Darwin.
1809: Birth of 16th US President Abraham Lincoln.
1818: Chile creates a formal declaration of independence from Spain.
1922: Mahatma Gandhi persuades the Congress Working Committee to finish the non-cooperation movement.