On This Day

Historical Events

Gandhi Begins Fast

1933 Mahatma Gandhi begins a 21-day fast in protest against British oppression in India

Pacifist and Spiritual Leader Mahatma Gandhi
  • 2013 33 people are killed after an overloaded bus falls into a river in Himachal Pradesh, India

Famous Birthdays

  • 1825 George Bruce Malleson, English officer in India and author, born in Wimbledon, London (d. 1898)
  • 1916 Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. 1993)

Famous Deaths

  • 1725 John Lovewell, American ranger and Native Indian scalper, dies fighting against Abenaki Indians at 33
  • 1981 Maurice Fernandes, West Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 22; British Guiana), dies at 83
  • 1995 Prem Bhatia, Indian journalist and diplomat (friend of Jawaharlal Nehru), dies at 83

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