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Historical Event on 5/18/1966
Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.

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10/1/1867	Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur
2/7/1997	Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
7/28/1972	India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
2/22/1977	Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled.
7/31/1861	9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
11/23/1991	India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics.
4/22/1958	Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
10/11/1994	Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
2/28/1835	Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
11/29/1991	Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.

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