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Historical Event on 2/12/1922

Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
7/2/1757Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran, son of Mir Zafar.
2/21/1952General Election ( 1st) of India ends.
2/6/1994Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
8/10/1998Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta.
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.
2/18/1899Jainarain Vyas, leader, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. He played a leading role in creating united Rajasthan by integration of various states of Rajputana. He was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1951 to 1954.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
8/30/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announced a package for small units raising the ceiling on loans from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs. For the handloom sector, a separate scheme costing Rs. 447 crores was also finalised.