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Historical Event on 3/1/1919

Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
10/3/1831Britishers captured Mysore.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
12/4/1919Inderkumar Gujral, former Prime Minister of India, was born at Jhelum (Pakistan).
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
11/7/1900Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born.
3/8/1995Dr. Duranand Kanhan Pillai, great litterateur of Malyali language, died.
4/22/1992IAF in response to a recommendation by Secretary General, the Security Council adopted resolution No. 751 (1992) by which it established UNOSOM for handling situation which had deteriorated to an extent where death and destruction forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes and causing need for emergency humanitarian assistance.