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Historical Event on 5/18/1945

Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1930Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
4/2/1994Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
6/10/1987Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died.
9/7/2000The Election Commission de-recognises the Lok Shakti, headed by former Union Minister Ramakrishna Hegde, as a state party on the basis of its performance in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in 1999.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.