Date | Year | Details |
2 October |
1869 |
Birth at Porbandar. |
. |
1882 |
Marriage with Kasturbai, aged 13. |
June |
1888 |
Son, Harilal born. |
29 September |
1888 |
Reached Southampton, England |
6 November |
1888 |
Enrolled at the Inner Temple, Inn of Court |
27 May |
1891 |
Called to the Bar. |
28 October |
1892 |
Son, Manilal born. |
25 May |
1893 |
Reached Durban, Natal. |
26 May |
1893 |
Refused to remove his Paghadi; left the court. |
31 May |
1893 |
Thrown off the first class carriage of the train at Pietermartizburg Station. |
. |
1893 |
Read Tolstoy's 'Kingdom of God is Within You'. |
22 August |
1894 |
Founded the 'Natal Indian Congress'. |
9 July |
1896 |
Commenced writing the 'Green Pamphlet' at Rajkot. |
16 November |
1896 |
Public lecture at Poona; chaired by Ramkrishna Bhandarkar. |
4 May |
1897 |
Son, Ramdas born. |
11 October |
1899 |
Established Indian Ambulance Corp during the Boer War. |
22 May |
1900 |
Assisted Kasturbai in the delivary of son Devadas. |
4 June |
1903 |
First issue of 'Indian Opinion' published. |
December |
1904 |
Established 'Phoenix Settlement'. |
20 July |
1906 |
Took the vow of Brahmcharya. |
11 September |
1906 |
Advent of Satyagraha at Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, where people took a pledge with God as their witness, to oppose the Black Act. |
1 October |
1906 |
Left for England as a member of the Indian Delegation. |
22 March |
1907 |
Asiatic Registration Bill passed in Transvaal Parliament. |
. |
1908 |
The term 'Satyagraha' adopted based on Maganlal Gandhi's fomulation 'Sadagraha'. |
10 January |
1908 |
Awarded two months' simple imprisonment for refusal to obtain registration. |
30 January |
1908 |
Agreement signed with General Smuts on voluntary registration. |
10 February |
1908 |
Mir Alam and others assault Gandhiji. |
16 August |
1908 |
Breach of faith and bonfire of certificate. |
14 October |
1908 |
Awarded two months' rigourous imprisonment for entry into the Transvaal without permit. |
23 June |
1909 |
Left for England as a member of the Indian Delegation. |
13-22 November |
1909 |
Wrote 'Hind Swarajya' aboard the ship 'Kildonan Castle'. |
11-18 December |
1909 |
'Hind Swarajya' published in 'Indian Opinion'. |
March |
1910 |
'Hind Swarajya' proscribed. Sent a copy of English rendering 'Indian Home Rule' to Tolstoy. |
23 June |
1910 |
Established Tolstoy Farm; vowed to eschew milk; commenced experiments in frutarian diet. |
22 October |
1912 |
Gopalkrishna Gokhale's South Africa tour commenced. |
22 September |
1913 |
Kasturba and others arrested. |
23-Sep |
1913 |
Kasturba was awarded 3 months' rigourous imprisonment. |
18 December |
1913 |
MKG released from jail unconditionally with others, before the completion of the period of imprisonment. |
22 December |
1913 |
Kasturba released from prison. |
26 June |
1914 |
Indians' Relief Bill (1914), passed. |
18 July |
1914 |
Travelled to London to meet Gokhale; Phoenix party at Santiniketan. |
17 February |
1915 |
Visited Santiniketan. |
5 April |
1915 |
Visited Kumbh Mela, Hardwar. |
20 May |
1915 |
Established 'Satyagraha Ashram', Kochrab. |
26 June |
1915 |
Awarded the 'Kaisare Hind' medal. |
11 September |
1915 |
First Harijan family of Dudabhai, Danibehn and Laxmi joined the Ashram. |
15 November |
1915 |
Elected as Vice President of Gujarat Sabha. |
6 February |
1916 |
Lectured at Benaras Hindu University. |
26 December |
1916 |
Met Jawaharlal Nehru for the first time at Lucknow Congress. |
10 April |
1917 |
Travelled to Patna with Rajkumar Shukla to investigate condition of indigo farmers. |
18 April |
1917 |
Gave a statement in the court about disobedience of prohibitary orders. |
17 June |
1917 |
Sabarmati Ashram established. |
20 October |
1917 |
Presided over the Second Gujarati Education Conference, Bharuch. |
3 November |
1917 |
Presided over the First Gujarat Political Conference, Godhara. |
7 November |
1917 |
Mahadev Desai joined as Secretary. |
14 February |
1918 |
Appointed to arbitar the dispute between Mill-owners and Mill-hands of Ahmedabad. |
15 March |
1918 |
Indefinite fast to keep the resolve of striking Mill-hands commenced. |
18 March |
1918 |
Broke fast after compromise. |
22 March |
1918 |
Addressed the public meeting of 5000 peasants at Nadiad; advised them to not pay land revenue. |
24 February |
1919 |
Satyagraha pledge against 'Rowlett Act'. |
6 April |
1919 |
National Hartal and Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act. |
9 April |
1919 |
Arrested at Palval Station. |
13 April |
1919 |
Massacre at Jallianwala Baug; three days' fast in Ahmedabad commenced. |
7 September |
1919 |
First issue of 'Navajivan' published. |
8 October |
1919 |
First issue of 'Young India' published. |
15 November |
1919 |
Congress boycott the Hunter Commission and set up independent inquiry. |
2 August |
1920 |
Returned the honours to the Government, commencement of Non-co-operation. |
18 October |
1920 |
Gujarat Vidyapith established. |
24 December |
1921 |
Given the reigns of the Congress in Ahmedabad. |
29 January |
1922 |
Bardoli Taluka resolved against payment of land revenue and Civil-Disobedience. |
4 February |
1922 |
Policemen at Chauri Chaura killed. |
10 March |
1922 |
Gandhiji and Shankerlal Banker arrested. |
11 March |
1922 |
Charged of sedition for the authorship of three articles in Young India. |
18 March |
1922 |
Trial held at Ahmedabad Circuit House; Judge Broomfield awarded Gandhiji a sentence of six years' imprisonment. |
21 March |
1922 |
Transferred to Yeravda Prison. |
12 January |
1924 |
Operated for appendicites at Sasoon Hospital, Poona. |
5 February |
1924 |
Released unconditionally. |
6 April |
1924 |
The publication of 'Dakshin Africana Satyagrahano Itihas' in Navajivan. |
17 September |
1924 |
Twenty one days' fast for communal harmony commenced at Maulana Mohammed Ali's house, Delhi. |
26 December |
1924 |
Presided over the Belgaum Congress. |
22 September |
1925 |
'All India Spinners' Association' established. |
7 November |
1925 |
Madeleine Slade joined Satyagraha Ashram, named Mirabehn. |
29 November |
1925 |
The publication of 'Satyana Prayogo athava Atmakatha' commences in Navajivan. |
3 December |
1925 |
The publication of 'Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth' commences in Young India. |
3 February |
1928 |
Boycott of Simon Commission. |
27 June |
1929 |
Wrote introduction to 'Anasktiyoga'. |
31 October |
1929 |
Viceroy Lord Irwin annouces Round Table Conference. |
27 December |
1929 |
Purna Swaraj Resolution adopted at Lahore Congress. |
15 February |
1930 |
Wrote to the Viceroy about his intention to break the Salt Law. |
12 March |
1930 |
Dandi March commences from Satyagraha Ashram. |
6 April |
1930 |
Broke the Salt Law. |
5 May |
1930 |
Arrested and sent to Yeravda Prison. |
26 January |
1931 |
Released from prison. |
5 March |
1931 |
Gandhi-Irwin pact signed. |
12 September |
1931 |
In London as the sole representative of the Congress at the Second Round Table Conference. |
13 September |
1931 |
Recorded a message for the people of America. |
9 October |
1931 |
Met Maria Montessori. |
20 October |
1931 |
'God is' recorded. |
5 November |
1931 |
Attended (in his loin-cloth) the Royal reception for the delegates of the Second Round Table Conference at the Buckingham Palace at the invitation of Emperor George V. |
13 November |
1931 |
Declared his opposition to the proposed Communal Award. |
1 December |
1931 |
Second Round Table Conference ends. |
6 December |
1931 |
With Romain Rolland. |
12 December |
1931 |
In Vatican. Met Mussolini in Rome. |
1 January |
1932 |
Congress Working Committee adopted the resolution of Civil Disobedience. |
4 January |
1932 |
Arrested and sent to Yeravda for indefinite period; Vallabhbhai fellow prisoner. |
10 March |
1932 |
Mahadev Desai transfered to Yeravda. |
17 August |
1932 |
Premier Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award. |
18 August |
1932 |
Letter to Ramsay Macdonald declaring his intentions to fast unto death against the Communal Award. |
20 September |
1932 |
The fast commenced. |
24 September |
1932 |
Poona Pact signed. |
26 September |
1932 |
Broke the fast. |
30 September |
1932 |
'Harijan Sevak Sangh' established. |
11 February |
1933 |
Commneced publication of 'Harijan'. 'Harijan Sevak' (Hindi), commenced publication on 23rd February and 'Harijanbandhu' (Gujarati) commenced publication on 12th March. |
29 April |
1933 |
Resolved to fast for 21 days at midnight. |
1 May |
1933 |
Issued a statement about the fast; unconditional and for self-purification. |
8 May |
1933 |
Commenced the fast. Released from prison. |
29 May |
1933 |
Fast broken. |
31 July |
1933 |
Declare his intention to offer Individual Satyagraha. |
1 August |
1933 |
Arrested at Ahmedabad and sent to Sabarmati Prison; shifted to Yeravda later. |
14 September |
1933 |
Went to Wardha with a decision to not involve himself with politics. |
30 September |
1933 |
Satyagraha Ashram, Sabarmati given to Harijan Sevak Sangh. |
7 November |
1933 |
Nationwide Harijan Yatra commenced. |
25 April |
1934 |
A mob attacked in Bihar at the instigation of Lalanath Shastri. |
9 May |
1934 |
Toured Orissa on foot. |
18 May |
1934 |
Withdrew Collective Satyagraha. |
25 June |
1934 |
Bomb thrown at his motorcade in Poona. |
17 September |
1934 |
Declared his intention to retire from Congress. |
30 October |
1934 |
Resigned from the Congress. |
14 December |
1934 |
'All India Village Industries' Association' established. |
30 April |
1936 |
Moved to Segaon from Wardha. |
31 October |
1936 |
Presided over the 12th Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. |
12 November |
1936 |
Travancore temples opened to Harijans. |
2 February |
1939 |
Kasturba arrested in Rajkot by Thakoresaheb. |
3 March |
1939 |
Commenced fast at Rajkot against the breach of trust. |
7 March |
1939 |
Broke the fast; Chief Justice Maurice Gwyer appointed the arbitrator. |
16 April |
1939 |
Sir Maurice Gwyer declared award in favour of the people of Rajkot; Muslims and Bhayats demonstrate against Gandhiji and disrupt a prayer meeting. |
23 July |
1939 |
Wrote a letter to Adolf Hitler. |
31 October |
1939 |
Congress Ministries resign. |
5 March |
1940 |
Segaon named Sevagram. |
11 October |
1940 |
Congress Working Committee meeting at Sevagram; Individual Satyagraha proposed. |
17 October |
1940 |
Vinoba chosen as the first Individual Satyagrahi. |
13 December |
1941 |
'On Constructive Programme' published. |
30 December |
1941 |
The Congress Working Committee at Bardoli accepted Gandhiji's request to free him from the responsibility of guiding the Congress. |
15 January |
1942 |
Informed Congress Working Committee at Sevagram that Jawaharlal Nehru would be his political heir. |
27 March |
1942 |
Advised the Cripps Mission to return to England. |
14 July |
1942 |
Congress Working Committee adopted the resolution for immediate withdrawl of the British from India. |
8 August |
1942 |
'Quit India' resolution adopted; gave the call 'Do or Die'. |
9 August |
1942 |
Gandhiji and Congress Working Committee members arrested; Gandhiji imprisoned at the Aga Khan Palace Prison. |
15 August |
1942 |
Death of Mahadev Desai;cremated at Aga Khan Palace Prison. |
10 February |
1943 |
Commenced a 21 day fast. |
22 February |
1944 |
Death of Kasturba; cremated at Aga Khan Palace Prison. |
6 May |
1944 |
Released unconditionally . |
14 June |
1945 |
Lord Wavell calls for negotiations. |
15 June |
1945 |
Congress Working Committee members released from Ahmedanagar Fort Prison. Ban on Congress lifted. |
14 July |
1945 |
The Viceroy declared the Simla Conference a failure. |
23 March |
1946 |
Three member British delegation reaches Delhi. |
25 June |
1946 |
The Congress Working Committee adopted resolution to accept the formation of the Constituent Assembly. |
4 July |
1946 |
The Viceroy formed an Interim Government. |
16 August |
1946 |
Communal riots in Calcutta. |
2 September |
1946 |
A 12 member Interim Government headed by Pandit Nehru formed. |
10 October |
1946 |
Communal violence in Noakhali. |
15 October |
1946 |
Muslim League representatives joined the Interim Government. |
27 October |
1946 |
Communal riots in Bihar. |
6 November |
1946 |
Left for Noakhali. |
19 November |
1946 |
Handed over the responsibility of Harijan Journals to Kaka Kalelkar, Kishorelal Mashruwala and Narahari Parikh. |
2 January |
1947 |
Bare Foot March to Noakhali commences. |
30 March |
1947 |
Tour of violence-affected villages of Bihar. |
31 March |
1947 |
Met the new Viceroy Lord Mountbatten. |
1 April |
1947 |
Addressed the Asian Relations Conference. |
13 April |
1947 |
Left for Bihar. |
2 June |
1947 |
The Congress, the Muslim League and the representatives of the Sikhs accept the plan of Partition. |
13 June |
1947 |
The Congress Working Committee adopted resolution to accept the Partition. |
13 August |
1947 |
In Calcutta with Shaheed Suhrawardy |
15 August |
1947 |
Spent the day in fast and prayer. |
31 August |
1947 |
Indefinite fast against the communal violence in Calcutta. |
4 September |
1947 |
Broke the fast. |
9 September |
1947 |
Reached Delhi. |
12 January |
1948 |
Commenced fast at Delhi. |
18 January |
1948 |
Broke the fast. |
20 January |
1948 |
A bomb thrown during the Prayer Meeting. |
30 January |
1948 |
Took three bullets on his chest. Godse the assassin. |
31 January |
1948 |
Cremated on the banks of the Yamuna by Ramdas. |