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Historical Event on 1/18/1998
India overtake a Pakistan total of 314 to win one-day final in Dhaka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 9/8/1933 | Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra. |
| 8/13/2000 | The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players. |
| 8/13/2000 | ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore. |
| 11/14/1955 | Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President. |
| 8/4/2000 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 5/7/1950 | 81 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected. |
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