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Historical Event on 1/18/1972
Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/26/1992 | Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced. |
| 9/6/1990 | Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament. |
| 5/6/1680 | Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 3/3/1978 | Origin of Saka Era (India). |
| 10/2/1906 | Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour. |
| 4/18/1898 | Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials. |
| 2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 9/29/1999 | Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting. |
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