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Historical Event on 5/18/1872
Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1902 | King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast. |
| 1/4/1924 | Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
| 10/20/1992 | Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire. |
| 10/16/1968 | Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene. |
| 7/19/1990 | Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states. |
| 12/4/1997 | World Bank commits to Haryana a loan of $600 millions (about Rs. 2,350 crores) - largest single bank loan to any State. |
| 8/15/1995 | P.V Narasimha Rao introduces the mid-day meal scheme for the primary school children under the Central Government Welfare Programme. |
| 1/1/1994 | Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. |
| 9/30/1894 | Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born. |
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