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Historical Event on 4/18/1916

Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
5/13/1996Lok Sabha election results (534 out of 537) announced, giving BJP (161) the position of the largest single party.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
11/23/1948The beseiged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. This meant that a firm grip had been established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.