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Historical Event on 3/18/1948

Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
11/7/1995Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
2/8/1943Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.