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Historical Event on 5/18/1775

Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
8/18/1700Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
4/1/1997Govt. clarifies it is illegal to carry a child on a two-wheeler in addition to a pillion rider.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.