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Historical Event on 3/18/1992

Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1992Vasco-de-Gama was the Last Viceroy of Portuguese, who ruled India.
6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
6/20/1992CPM decides to back Dr. Sharma.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
4/8/1894Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
4/8/1894While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
2/2/1959Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party.