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Historical Event on 4/18/1970

Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.
12/15/1908Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
1/22/1980Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
3/14/1910Dalai Lama makes a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.