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Historical Event on 11/18/1994

Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
10/2/1869Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) born to a Bania (trading caste) family at Porbander, Kathiawar. He was the youngest of the three sons of Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi, Prime Minister successively in Porbunder, Rajkot and Vankaner States, and his fourth wife Putlibai.
5/7/1861Guru Dev Rabindranath Thakur alias Tagore, novelist, painter, educationist and freedom fighter, was born in Calcutta.
3/21/1937Muhammad Jaffer, great Indian Hockey player, was born.
9/24/1934Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
4/7/1998Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India.
10/15/1902Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaekwad, great leader, was born. He was a colleagu of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.