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Historical Event on 1/10/1932

Gandhi and his wife are arrested by the Indian authorities.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1913Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
12/5/1951Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
1/24/1980Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh.
6/22/1880Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam.
5/4/1989Ashutosh Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, passed away.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
7/30/1992The Supreme Court declares that capitation fee in educational institutions is unlawful.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
8/25/1992Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio.