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Historical Event on 1/18/1932
Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
10/18/1928 | Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad. |
12/3/1971 | Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared. |
10/26/1947 | After the tribal column, raping and looting along the way by Pakistani Army continued at Baramulla, 50 kilometres from Srinagar. Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir Hari Singhji, then, signed the instrument of accession with India and the Indian Armed Forces reacted to the Pakistani Army's infiltration. Great acts of personal gallantry and collective bravery were shown in the Kashmir operations. Major Som Nath Sharma was awarded the PVC, India's highest decoration for valour, and Brigadier Usman, commanding the 50th Parachute Brigade, was awarded the MVC. Both the soldiers were awarded posthumously. |
10/1/1903 | Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born. |
3/8/1998 | Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew. |
7/31/1914 | Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma). |
7/10/1924 | Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73. |
12/14/1968 | Chaggan Baba (Chagganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker and founder of Mahila Griha Udyog and Lijjat Papad, died. |
4/21/1990 | The first indigenously built missile cruiser boat, 'Vibhuti', was inaugurated and launched. |
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