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Historical Event on 4/18/1914

Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
4/20/1971India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
11/27/2000Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident.
2/15/1901Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away.
12/10/1870Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.
1/6/1989Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.