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Historical Event on 8/18/1951

Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
7/2/1929Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
1/26/1931Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison.
2/3/1900Tiruvenkata Rajendra Seshadri, one of the founders of Organic Chemistry in India, was born at Kulittalai in Tamil Nadu.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.