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Historical Event on 5/18/1972

Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1892Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, social reformer, revolutionary and poet, was born in Shillong.
2/8/1943Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine.
5/26/1916Rangnath Manohar Joshi (Nirmal Guruji), Marathi author, was born.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
10/19/1983Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.