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Historical Event on 4/18/1978
Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/25/1979 | Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur. |
| 10/1/1997 | Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence |
| 10/29/1988 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, freedom fighter and political leader, passed away. |
| 5/19/1908 | Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born. |
| 12/15/1957 | 60 Harijans enter the Vishwanath Temple at Varanasi. |
| 6/17/1917 | Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba started living at Hriday Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. |
| 7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
| 2/3/1997 | Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes. |
| 9/25/1984 | Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete. |
| 4/18/1931 | Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India. |
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