|
|
Historical Event on 11/18/1994
Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1920 | Star Films Ltd., Bombay, was founded by Ardeshir M. lrani and Bhogilal K. M. Dave. |
| 5/22/1927 | M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh. |
| 10/2/1998 | Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997. |
| 2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
| 8/4/1993 | Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died. |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal. |
| 1/29/1997 | Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai. |
| 3/12/1944 | No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
