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Historical Event on 1/18/1963
Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/17/1935 | Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi. |
1/1/1972 | Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges. |
5/8/1901 | British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population. |
5/20/1994 | K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad. |
1/24/1966 | Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board. |
12/15/1995 | Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP. |
5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
1/2/2000 | Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine. |
10/14/1992 | 10 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah. |
12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
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