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Historical Event on 5/18/1985
Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1954 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous artist, sculptor, filmmaker and producer, died. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
| 9/28/1827 | A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery. |
| 3/12/1954 | Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan. |
| 7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
| 4/13/1999 | D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 9/9/1949 | Hindi was accepted as the national language of India. |
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