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Historical Event on 1/18/1842

Mahadev Govind Ranade was born. He was the chief architect of Bombay Prathana Samaj.

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10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
9/26/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, dispatched a team of experts to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to assess the water storage position.
1/12/1934Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
2/9/1993Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.