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Historical Event on 8/18/1956

Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1909E. M. S. Namboodiripad was born in Palghat in Kerala.
7/21/1977K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
2/12/1995Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.
5/31/1968F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71).
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
6/3/1999Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
5/14/1657Dharmavir Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was born on Purandar fort.