Nathuram Godse date of birth:
May 19, 1910
How old was Nathuram Godse when died?
39
Where was Nathuram Godse born?
Baramati, Poona District, India , Baramati, Poona District, India
When did Nathuram Godse die?
November 15, 1949
What is Nathuram Godse nationality?
Indian
What is Nathuram Godse's occupation?
Criminal
Short Biography
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on 30 January 1948, shooting Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range. Godse, an advocate of Hindu nationalism, from Pune, Maharashtra, thought Gandhi favored the political demands of India's Muslims during the partition of India. He plotted the assassination with Narayan Apte and six others. After a trial that lasted over a year, Godse was sentenced to death on 8 November 1949. Although pleas for commutation were made by Gandhi's two sons, Manilal Gandhi and Ramdas Gandhi, they were turned down by India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, deputy prime minister Vallabhbhai Patel and the Governor-General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, and Godse was hanged in the Ambala Jail on 15 November 1949.