CHRONOLOGY Mahatma Gandhi

Chronicle showing where Gandhi was on his birthday from 1915 to 1947.

[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbunder]

1915 - 1947

1915
2nd October

Ahmedabad

1916
2nd October

Ahmedabad

1917
2nd October

Ranchi

1918
2nd October

Ahmedabad - Gandhiji not well, had a severe attack of dysentery. He wrote letter to Harilal & Devdas.

1919
2nd October

Bombay - Gandhiji attended reception at Vanita Vishram Hall of Bhagini Samaj and received purse containing Rs. 20,100.
Addressed meeting of Muslim students in evening.
Telegraphed to Viceroy to decide early removal of ban on Gandhi's entry to Punjab.

1920
2nd October

Bombay- attended A.I.C.C. It was decided to collect Tilak Swaraj Fund.

1921
2nd October

Bombay - At Mani Bhavan, wrote in Navajivan on "My Loin-cloth".
Sent on his birthday a message on swadeshi to the Bhagini Samaj, Bombay.

1922
2nd October

Yervada Jail.

1923
2nd October

Yervada Jail.

1924
2nd October

Delhi- Was observing 21 days fast as a penance for communal riots.

1925
2nd October

Bhagalpur - Addressed women at Public meeting.

1926
2nd October

Ahmedabad - Muriel Lester called in.

1927
2nd October

Virudhunagar - gave interviews to Rev. J. Himmer-strand and Non-Brahmin Youth League.
Spoke at public meeting.

1928
2nd October

Ahmedabad

1929
2nd October

Gazipur - Addressed by Municipality.

1930
2nd October

Yervada Jail

1931
2nd October

London - Give interview to the Jewish Chronicle.
Talked to Henry Carter on prohibition.
Independent Labour Party, Indian National Congress, League and the Gandhi Society arranged a birthday luncheon for Gandhiji at Westminster Palace rooms.
At Minorities Conference, London, Gandhiji opposed special representation to Depressed Classes.
Spoke at women's reception arranged by Women's Indian Association at Central Y.M.C.A., London.
The Vegetarian Society of Norway elected Gandhi as honorary member.

1932
2nd October

Yervada Jail - K. Kelappan broke his fast in the morning.
Gandhiji issued statement to the Press on temple-entry.

1933
2nd October

Wardha

1934
2nd October

Wardha -"As it is not possible for me to send individual acknowledgements to the many senders of telegraphic and other messages on my 66th birthday from several parts of the world, I beg publicly to tender my thanks to all the senders of their good wishes". Gandhi's message was published in Bombay Chronicle, 7-10-34.

1935
2nd October

Wardha - Gandhiji's sixty-seventh birthday celebrated.
Italy invaded Abyssinia.

1936
2nd October

Seagaon

1937
2nd October

Seagaon -
On his 69th birthday Gandhiji sent message to Friends of India Society, London.

1938
2nd October

Delhi - On Oct.1, Friends of Indian Society, London, suggested Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi for Nobel Prize.

1939
2nd October

Delhi - Alighted Nizam-ud-din Station.
Put up at Birla House; discussion with Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru before their meeting with Viceroy.

1940
2nd October

Wardha- Spoke before Gram Sudhar Samiti.
Sevagram - Students of Mahila Ashram in Wardha came to wish long life..

1941
2nd October

Sevagram - Mahila Ashram presented Dhoti woven by themselves.

1942
2nd October

Agakhan Palace - Jail: Jail Superintendent Kateli brought garland and 74 rupees.
Took little ice-cream prepared out of goat's milk. Few days earlier on Sept. 26, 1942, he took ice cream for the first time after 30 years. It was Sarojini Naidu's birthday.

1943
2nd October

Agakhan Palace Jail - (Last birthday with Kasturba; she died on February 22,1944.)

1944
2nd October

Sevagram -
Birthday greetings poured in: one from George Bernard Shaw.
Gandhiji addressed Kasturba National Memorial Trust meeting; received purse of Rs. 80 lakhs.

1945
2nd October

Poona

1946
2nd October

Delhi - Discussion with Nawab of Bhopal.

1947
2nd October

Delhi - On his 78th birthday when advised by doctors to take penicillin, declared that Ramanama was his sole remedy.
This was Gandhi's last birthday. He was assassinated on Jan. 30, 1948.