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Historical Event on 5/18/1972

Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1972Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
6/2/1955A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
7/4/1989Capt. W. A. Sangma appointed Governor of Mizoram and A. A. Rahim Governor of Meghalaya.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
10/29/1962China attacked India.