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Historical Event on 6/18/1917
Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1920 | Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas. |
| 7/15/1986 | Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England. |
| 8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 7/3/1908 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers. |
| 12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
| 12/3/1882 | Babur reached to his capital Agra after winning Bengal. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 1/24/1995 | 3,400 meter long tunnel at Barcem piercing through the Karmali Ghat in Canacona taluka on the Konkan railway route in Goa completed at an approximate cost of Rs. 50 million. |
| 2/25/1993 | BJP rally in New Delhi foiled. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
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