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Historical Event on 4/18/1914
Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/28/1928 | Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka. |
| 7/1/1947 | Independence of India Bill passed. |
| 4/17/1975 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras. |
| 6/13/1927 | Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82. |
| 1/29/1968 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died. |
| 7/10/1996 | Budget session of Parliament begins. |
| 5/11/1970 | A bill for setting up of ""North Eastern Council"" passed. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 10/18/1927 | Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay. |
| 5/28/1965 | Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400. |
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