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Historical Event on 10/18/1919
W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/18/1969 | Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 11/27/1907 | Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad. |
| 10/30/1889 | Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P. |
| 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. |
| 1/2/1960 | Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born |
| 12/5/1905 | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir. |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 4/3/1857 | Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also. |
| 10/30/1908 | Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu. |
| 6/17/1903 | Jyotiprasad Agarwal, Assamia playwright, poet and music director, was born. |
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