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Historical Event on 4/18/1858
Bharatratna Dhondo Keshav Karve, great educationalist and social reformer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1997 | Doordarshan drops plans to enter the direct-to-home (DTH) mode of television transmission. |
| 2/3/1916 | Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya. |
| 12/16/1999 | India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF. |
| 9/10/1920 | Subramhanyam Bharti, national poet in Tamil language, orator, author, editor, philosopher and revolutionary, passed away. |
| 4/23/1992 | Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70. |
| 8/15/1982 | Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan. |
| 5/1/1902 | Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives. |
| 6/18/1887 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar. |
| 2/8/1907 | Madhavravji Golwalkar, sarsanghchalak of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
| 1/11/1996 | Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi. |
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