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Historical Event on 3/18/1896

Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
9/26/1991Ordinance to amend MRTP Act and the Companies Act totally removes pre-entry restrictions on new industrial houses and expansion of the existing ones.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
5/28/1950Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.
7/4/1933Mahatma Gandhi sentenced to one year imprisonment.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.