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Historical Event on 4/18/1931
Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1984 | Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi. |
| 4/2/1902 | Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
| 2/3/1984 | Ravindra Mhatre, great Indian diplomat who was kidnapped in England, was murdered. |
| 3/5/1918 | Shriranga Vasudev Sohoni also known as ""Ranga Sohoni"", Indian cricketer (pace bowler of late 40's avg 101), was born in Nimbora, Maharashtra. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 10/16/1906 | Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad. |
| 11/11/1998 | V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai. |
| 12/16/1909 | Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
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