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Historical Event on 8/18/1911
Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1947 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
| 11/2/1984 | Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll. |
| 11/2/1984 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 7/31/1996 | Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97). |
| 9/7/1906 | Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered. |
| 6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
| 1/30/1882 | Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York. |
| 5/17/1873 | Hindi daily 'Bharat Mitra' started from Calcutta. |
| 1/10/1998 | Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
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