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Historical Event on 4/18/1898
Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1930 | First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune. |
| 6/27/1894 | Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born. |
| 5/1/1996 | International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title. |
| 5/8/1992 | Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%. |
| 9/7/1999 | Haider Noorani, BJP candidate for the Anantang Lok Sabha seat, killed in bomb blast. |
| 8/30/1993 | LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission. |
| 10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
| 1/4/1940 | Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born. |
| 2/9/1992 | Publication of daily newspaper `Lokpatra' started from Nanded. |
| 1/23/1927 | Balasaheb Thackrey, Shiv Sena chief and Hindu Hriday Samrat, was born. |
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