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Historical Event on 8/18/1956

Sandeep Madhusudan Patil, great Indian batsman, was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
4/27/1920Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
12/13/2000The Lok Sabha begins the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid debate.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
6/19/1981APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
7/28/1946Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam.
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).