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Historical Event on 9/18/1917
Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).
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| 1/7/1993 | C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns. |
| 1/23/1909 | New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London. |
| 12/11/1687 | Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 4/21/1997 | Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal. |
| 1/19/1996 | Upendranath 'Ashk', noted Hindi literary figure known for his disputed writings, passed away. |
| 6/11/1932 | Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 9/8/2000 | Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries. |
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