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Historical Event on 10/31/1843
Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 8/14/1896 | Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
| 1/28/1902 | Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise. |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 6/7/1965 | Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 5/31/1998 | B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad. |
| 8/1/1920 | Under the leadership of Gandhi, the non-cooperation movement was launched against Lord Chelmsford. ""Firmness in truth,"" was his strategy of noncooperation and non-violence against India's Christian British rulers. Later, he resolved to wear only 'dhoti' to preserve homespun cotton and simplicity, followed with grassroots agitation. This began with renunciation of honorary titles like 'Sir' given by the British. Thereafter, it was followed by the boycott of legislatures, elections and other Government works. Foreign clothes were burnt and Khadi became a symbol of freedom. The movement was a great success despite firing and arrests. By the end of 1921, all important national leaders, except Gandhi, were in jail, along with 3000 others. However, in February 1922, at Chaurichaura, Uttar Pradesh, violence erupted and Gandhi called off the movement. He was imprisoned and the movement was over. |
| 6/11/1995 | PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France. |
| 6/17/1862 | Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died. |
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