indian history

 indian history

18-August-1227

Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.

18-August-1700

Bajirao I, the second peshwa,  was born.

18-August-1800

Fort William College was established at Calcutta.

18-August-1872

Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.

18-August-1891

Jain Muni Mishrimalji, poet, social reformer and orator, was born at Pali, Rajasthan.

18-August-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)".

18-August-1900

Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.

18-August-1907

Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.

18-August-1911

Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.

18-August-1920

Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.

18-August-1923

Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.

18-August-1923

Sadashiv "Sadu" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.

18-August-1945

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.

18-August-1951

Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

18-August-1956

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

18-August-1957

Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.

18-August-1958

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

18-August-1969

Humayun Kabir, great politician, died.

18-August-1979

Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.

18-August-1985

Assam Assembly dissolved (18).

18-August-1990

President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.

18-August-1990

Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.

18-August-1991

12 LTTE militants commit suicide.

18-August-1993

The Transport Development Council decides to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.

18-August-1995

Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

18-August-1997

Shanvac-B, India's first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.

18-August-2000

The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.