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Historical Event on 1/18/1950

Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/13/1901War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London.
4/12/1801William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta.
12/15/1859S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
9/29/1914Japanese vessel 'Kamagata Maru' reached Baj Baj near Calcutta from Vancouver carrying Indian revolutionaries.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
9/18/1615Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.