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Historical Event on 11/18/1960
Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/4/1789 | British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three. |
| 2/28/1988 | Jaydev, famous music director, passed away. |
| 9/29/1964 | 1,000 people were killed as a reservoir burst. |
| 5/29/1968 | Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion. |
| 7/11/1973 | India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds. |
| 6/12/1999 | Jalagam Vengal Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died in Hyderabad. |
| 6/27/1838 | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates. |
| 6/10/1890 | Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday. |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India. |
| 10/26/1981 | Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died. |
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