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Historical Event on 5/18/1985

Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1989Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
12/6/1897Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
12/6/1897Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah, founder of Mughal dynasty, passed away at the age of 48 at Dhaulpur.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
1/29/1994Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
10/27/1992Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka.
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
5/20/1964P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.