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Historical Event on 9/18/1932

A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
3/23/1923Hemu Kalani, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Sukkur, Sind. He was held for removing of fishplates which caused derailment of British Wagon.
2/18/1895Shri Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, nationalist, patriot, social reformer and Congress leader, was born at Masauli village, Barabanki District.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.