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Historical Event on 4/18/1959
India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1928 | Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away. |
| 7/15/1903 | Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
| 5/29/1977 | Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
| 1/12/1953 | Patel Chest Institute opened by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. All India Khadi Board constituted with centre at Bombay. |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/7/1935 | Shankar Abaji Bhise, famous Indian scientist, died. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
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