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Historical Event on 6/18/1633
Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/22/1990 | Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108). |
6/18/1995 | The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi. |
1/20/1879 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born. |
11/5/1977 | Indira Gandhi arrested and released unconditionally. The External Affairs Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee addresses the United Nations General Assembly in Hindi. |
8/7/1990 | Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service. |
1/26/1957 | Shivlal Nandlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87), was born in Hyderabad. |
8/1/1947 | Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan. |
7/25/1992 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997. |
7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
2/24/1948 | The 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. |
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