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Historical Event on 8/18/1800
Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 12/13/1902 | Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born. |
| 4/5/1990 | Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords. |
| 7/27/1994 | Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 5/16/1994 | Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 11/30/1995 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
| 2/17/1976 | Urban Ceilings Act comes into force. |
| 4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
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