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Historical Event on 5/18/1772

Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
10/16/1999Congress (I)-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) combine is invited to form the Government in Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh to be sworn in as Chief Minister.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
2/21/1983More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections.
1/11/1996Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
5/9/1908Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.