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Historical Event on 1/18/1842

Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
7/15/1986India protests against China's intrusion of six to seven km into the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
4/27/1942Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India.