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Historical Event on 1/18/1932

Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
8/26/2000Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.
10/1/1926Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.