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Historical Event on 8/18/1985

Assam Assembly dissolved (18).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1985Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.
12/6/1892Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.
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.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
11/15/1817Battle of Yerwada.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.