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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
3/15/1920Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
3/30/1913B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.
10/2/1999Home Minister L. K. Advani said that the BJP was ready to provide letters of support.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
9/29/1914Japanese vessel 'Kamagata Maru' reached Baj Baj near Calcutta from Vancouver carrying Indian revolutionaries.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
9/30/2000Gen. S. Padmanabhan takes over as the new Chief of the Army Staff from Gen. V. P. Malik.
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.