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Historical Event on 9/18/1917

Sher Singh, educationist and politician, was born at Baghpur (Haryana).

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5/9/1998Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.
2/15/1945Indian troops capture Pagan at Burma.
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10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.