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Historical Event on 4/18/1931

Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
11/12/1929First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.
11/11/1921Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
11/17/1932The Third Round Table Conference began in London. It was not attended by the Congress as the real Indian participation in the making of the constitution was negligible. Since Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it either. This conference ended on 24th November 1932 without achieving anything.
11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
5/11/1995In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
1/19/1996Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away.
5/5/1916Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.