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Historical Event on 9/18/1958

Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
9/19/1995PM leaves for a 5-day visit to the two Central Asian republics of Turkmenistan and Kyrghistan.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
1/4/1958Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
10/30/1947The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents.