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Historical Event on 1/18/1959

Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
10/20/1947First battle between India and Pakistan.
9/28/1965India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.