{"id":145,"date":"2014-10-01T16:01:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T16:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/this-date-in-history-october-2nd-gandhi-birthday\/"},"modified":"2022-07-11T17:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T17:17:53","slug":"this-date-in-history-october-2nd-gandhi-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.sg\/stories\/tips-inspiration\/this-date-in-history-october-2nd-gandhi-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"This Date in History: October 2nd &#8211; Gandhi&#8217;s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.&#8221; &#8211; Mahatma\u00a0Gandhi<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mahatma Gandhi was born in\u00a0Gujarat,\u00a0India on October 2, 1869. 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