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Historical Event on 1/18/1950
India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
| 10/27/1904 | Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta. |
| 6/9/1923 | Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 10/21/1943 | Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader. |
| 2/16/1923 | Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away. |
| 11/5/1998 | Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 3/20/1926 | For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London. |
| 10/30/1994 | Swaran Singh, 87, former External Affairs minister, died. |
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