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Historical Event on 8/18/1800
Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1912 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born. |
| 5/7/1912 | Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave. |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 10/29/1990 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 6/5/1995 | A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins. |
| 3/8/1948 | Air India International was established for overseas services. |
| 3/28/1995 | Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away. |
| 6/14/1992 | Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar. |
| 6/15/1966 | U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan. |
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