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Historical Event on 6/18/1887

Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
12/3/1991An all-party delegation from Tamil Nadu led by CM Jayalalita urges the PM to gazette the interim award on Cauvery.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
7/13/1929Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul.
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.