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Historical Event on 1/18/1969

Prajapita Brahma, great social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1914Savlaram Ravji Patil (P. Savlaram), film lyrisist and story writer, was born.
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
10/15/1996H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.