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Historical Event on 1/18/1842

Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.
5/1/1998India and Peru sign agreements on space technology and agriculture during the visit of Indian President K. R. Narayanan there.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
2/14/1901King Edward VII open's his first parliament.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.