The United Nations General Assembly declared October 2 as International Day of Non-Violence in 2007. There couldn’t be a better way to honor someone who fought and won almost all his wars with non-violent civil disobedience movements. Yes, October 2 is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.

There are probably very few people in the world who haven’t heard about Mahatma Gandhi. Born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869, he was assassinated on 30th January 1948, a few months after he helped India win its independence.

While most of us already know about his non-violent freedom movement, there are many lesser-known facts you will be surprised to know about him. Here are ten facts that you probably did not know about Mahatma Gandhi.

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