Gandhi Jayanti — a national holiday marking Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary and, since 2007, the UN's International Day of Non-Violence. It's one of only three national holidays observed across every Indian state.
On this day
1950Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts debuted in seven U.S. newspapers, introducing Charlie Brown and Snoopy to readers for the first time.Sven Teschke via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
1967Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a career that included arguing Brown v. Board of Education.AnonymousUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
1869IndiaMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat — the leader whose nonviolent resistance campaigns would later drive the Indian independence movement.Edward Knapczyk via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Did you know
Gandhi Jayanti is a mandated nationwide "dry day" in India — the sale of alcohol is legally prohibited everywhere in the country for the day, one of only a handful of dates with that status.