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Historical Event on 8/18/1958

Dr.Bhagwandas, famous Congress leader and theosophist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1948Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (Two Tests for India 1969), was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
9/20/1933Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.