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Historical Event on 7/18/1992
Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
8/22/2000 | Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs. |
6/1/1964 | Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha. |
12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
1/1/1926 | Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong). |
5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
2/18/1905 | Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India. |
1/28/1853 | Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba. |
2/28/1951 | Karsan Devji Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s), was born in Rajkot. |
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