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Historical Event on 4/18/1926

Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
1/9/1997John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
10/19/1689Don Francis-Di-Almeda of Portugal was succeeded as the Viceroy of Protuguese India by Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder at Portuguese power in India.
2/6/195555 miners die in explosion in Bihar State.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc