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Historical Event on 3/18/1948

Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).

Other Historical Dates and Events
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.
7/5/1916Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
7/4/1760Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
4/29/1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
6/19/1747Nadirshaha passed away.