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Birth
Born Mohandas Gandhi in Porbandar, India -
Massacre of Amritsar
British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in Amritsar, India during a gathering, soon convincing a young Mahatma Gandhi to protest the rule of the British -
Salt March Begins
Gandhi led a days-long protest against the British law that prevented Indians from making their own salt from seawater. -
Prison Hunger Strike
Begins a hunger strike in prison to protest the treatment of "untouchables," the lowest level of the Indian caste system. -
Indian Independence
India and Pakistan are declared officially independent by an act of British Parliament -
Death
Assassinated by a Hindu nationalist in Delhi, India