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Historical Event on 8/18/1923
Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
3/31/1993 | J.N. Dixit, Foreign Secretary, visits Myanmar and signs agreements on trade, control of drug trafficking and separatist movements along the borders. |
8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
10/6/1999 | Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar. |
7/26/1923 | Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
8/29/1984 | Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore. |
8/20/1909 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar. |
4/19/1998 | Kottayam in Kerala becomes the first district in India to complete computerisation of the talluk offices connecting them with the district headquarters. |
5/1/1897 | Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission. |
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