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Historical Event on 8/18/1911

Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
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3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
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