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Historical Event on 6/18/1918

A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
12/20/1994The last batch of troops of IAF left the capital city of Mogadishu.. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion by AN-124 contracted by UN.
5/5/1942Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi.
10/12/1999Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
11/18/1997US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in New Delhi. Ms. Albright said she raised the 'all-important issue of terrorism' with Pakistan's top leadership.