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Historical Event on 12/12/1921

Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
12/10/1902Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary).
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
7/1/1962Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
11/5/1929Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
4/16/1974Dr. Sarvapalli Radhanakrishnan, former President of India, Philosophist and litterateur, passed away.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
3/18/1922Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.