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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
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
7/15/1979Morarji Desai resigns as PM. Jagjivan Ram elected Janata Parliamentary party leader.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
11/11/1980The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.'
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
6/20/1987Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
9/8/1993Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.