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Historical Event on 1/18/1947

Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
8/30/1994The ruling CPC-led Left Front captures large majority of gram panchayat seats in Tripura civic polls.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.
5/24/1813Krishna Mohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist in Bengal, was born.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.