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Historical Event on 10/18/1928

Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer (century on Test debut for India), was born in Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
10/1/1919Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, famous Marathi poet and screenplay writer, was born.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
4/18/1926Padmakar Ganesh Chitle, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.