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Historical Event on 4/18/1612
Khurram prince was married to Arjumand Banu Begum.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 10/26/1930 | Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her. |
| 8/3/1991 | About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India. |
| 6/11/1997 | I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border. |
| 11/15/2000 | India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''. |
| 8/21/1981 | Dattatrey Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kakasaheb"", freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 96. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 4/13/1919 | Muiz ud din Qaiqabad, was the tenth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty (Slave dynasty), was killed in his bed. He was proved to be an inefficient ruler. |
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