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Historical Event on 5/18/1972
Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/9/1942 | Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 7/16/1909 | Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana. |
| 7/16/1909 | King Birbal, renowned wit and one amongst the 'Navratna' of Emperor Akbar's Court, died in a war with Usuf Jard Kabile. |
| 1/23/1960 | Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away. |
| 5/8/1901 | British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population. |
| 9/7/1993 | India and China sign border peace accord. |
| 1/20/1897 | Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants. |
| 2/16/1986 | The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails. |
| 12/19/1917 | Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born. |
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