leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule (born 1869)

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

Born

1869

October 2

Died

1948

Era

1860s

Country

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Mahatma, in brief

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Key dates

1869 Born
1948 Died

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829 Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.
939 Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.
1187 Saladin won Jerusalem after the city surrendered to his forces following a prolonged siege.
1263 The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.

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The world in 1948

When Mahatma departed

april 1 Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
april 1 Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
april 13 In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
april 16 The Organization of European Economic Co-operation is formed.

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1869

Edwin Lutyens 1869–1944 English architect, designed the Castle Drogo and Thiepval Memorial (born 1869) Emilio Aguinaldo 1869–1964 Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (born 1869) Gustav Vigeland 1869–1943 Norwegian sculptor, designed the Nobel Peace Prize medal (died 1943) Henri Désiré Landru 1869– French serial killer (died 1922) José María Pino Suárez 1869– Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup (died 1913) Mary Colter 1869–1958 American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (died 1958) Neville Chamberlain 1869–1940 English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1940) Robbie Ross 1869– Canadian journalist and art critic (died 1918) Will Marion Cook 1869– American violinist and composer (died 1944)

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