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Historical Event on 2/18/1665
The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/20/1989 | Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away. |
7/23/1988 | Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died. |
11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
9/3/1767 | Colonel Smith was defeated in the battle of Changama that took place between the combined forces of Nizam and Hyder Ali and the British army. This was the first war of Mysore. The British concluded a humiliating peace with Hyder Ali of Mysore. |
11/15/1999 | Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. |
7/17/1974 | J.P. Narain leads an agitation for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly. |
7/17/1974 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
7/22/1875 | Nandkishor Bal, great Oria poet, novelist and critic, was born. |
4/5/1987 | The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC). |
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