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Historical Event on 4/18/1978
Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1999 | J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah. |
| 6/25/1992 | BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven. |
| 9/14/1992 | The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered. |
| 12/10/1902 | Nijalingappa Siddavanahalli, president of Indian National Congress and politician, was born at Haluvagalu (Bellary). |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 8/15/1997 | IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran. |
| 3/21/1992 | India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy. |
| 5/12/1930 | R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born. |
| 2/20/1947 | British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India. |
| 6/1/1947 | Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born. |
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