Chronology: Event Detail Page
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| South Africa | |||||
| No. | Year | Month | Date | Place | Reason |
| 1 | 1893 | May | 31 | Pietermaritzburg | Was thrown off the first class carriage of the train. |
| June | 2 | Pardekoph, Transvaal | Attacked by the leader of the stage coach. | ||
| 2 | 1897 | January | 13 | Durban | Attacked by a mob as he disembarked at the harbour. |
| 3 | 1908 | February | 10 | Johannesburg | Attacked by Mir Alam and others as he proceded for voluntary registration. |
| March | 5 | Durban | Attempted attack at a meeting. | ||
| 4 | 1914 | March | 27 or 28 | Johannesburg | Attempted attack at a meeting, averted by Mir Alam. |
| India | |||||
| 1 | 1920 | May | 22 | Ahmedabad | An unsigned letter of 22nd to Gandhiji stated that Government had planned collision of train in which he was to travel. |
| 2 | 1921 | January | 11 | Ahmedabad | Received a letter threatening murder. |
| 3 | 1934 | April | 25 | Jashidi-Patna | Sanatanists lead by Lalnath attacked with lathis and stones. |
| June | 25 | Pune | A bomb thrown near Municipal office at Gandhiji. | ||
| July | 11 | Karachi | A visitor came with an axe which was taken away by police. | ||
| July | 31 (!) | Benaras | Manilal Sharma came with a 'Warrant' to 'arrest' Gandhiji under 'orders' of Baba Kalbhairav; the 'order' was that Gandhiji should be arrested but if he did not submit his photo should be punished. | ||
| 4 | 1940 | February | 27 | Srirampur-Calcutta | At Srirampur a shoe was hurled at Gandhiji which struck Mahadev Desai. |
| 5 | 1944 | September | 8 | Sevagram |
A dagger recovered from the leader of a group of Hindus protesting against Gandhji's meeting with Mohmmed Ali Jinnah. |
| 6 | 1946 | June | 30 |
Karjat (while going from Bombay to Pune) |
An attempt to derail the train between Neral and Karjat stations. |
| October | 28 | Aligarh | Stones thrown at Gandhiji's compartments. | ||
| 7 | 1947 | July | 31 |
while going from Delhi to Rawalpindi |
Attempt at Phillaur Station to overthrow train carrying Gandhiji by bomb. |
| August | 31 | Calcutta | Attacked by Hindus with Lathis and bricks. | ||
| 8 | 1948 | January | 14 | Delhi |
Hearing cries 'Let Gandhi die we will have revenge by blood for blood' Jawaharlal rushed out and challenged ' Who says let Gandhi die? Come, first kill me.' |
| January | 20 | Delhi | A bomb exploded during prayer meeting. | ||
| January | 30 | Delhi | Was shot by Nathuram Vinayak Godse while on his way to evening prayer ground at Birla House. Received three bullets on his chest died with the words 'Hey Ram'. | ||
