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Historical Event on 6/18/1879
Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/18/1879 | Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara. |
| 7/23/1997 | India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 2/1/2000 | The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments. |
| 8/3/1890 | Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, was born at Varanasi. |
| 3/19/1935 | British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 8/19/1903 | Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born. |
| 8/11/1954 | Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
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