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Historical Event on 10/18/1968
Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/6/1942 | During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 3/1/1909 | First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established. |
| 4/6/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement. |
| 6/6/1990 | GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years. |
| 3/11/1963 | Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away. |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 4/18/1612 | Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal. |
| 4/25/1976 | India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt. |
| 10/31/2000 | The Income Tax Department 'indicts' five cricketers - Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Sharma - for tax evasion and concealment of income earned through ""dubious sources' |
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