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Historical Event on 8/18/1896
Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
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| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 1/20/1879 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous Assamia nature poet, was born. |
| 1/7/1831 | Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania. |
| 6/6/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India ends. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 12/29/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections. |
| 8/10/2000 | Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal. |
| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 3/27/1977 | The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971. |
| 6/11/1946 | Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre. |
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