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Historical Event on 1/18/1950
Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/25/1997 | Neelam J. Singh rewrites her own discussion mark in the domestic circuit meet in Chennai. |
| 11/17/1925 | Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born. |
| 8/17/1997 | Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut. |
| 3/7/1647 | Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
| 10/28/1984 | Federal agents early this morning caught Guru Shree Rajneesh trying to flee the country. Rajneesh was charged with violating immigration laws and arranging phoney marriages for his cult members. The religious leader was nabbed at Charlotte, North Carolina airport when his jet, bound for Bermuda, touched down for re-fueling. The Bhagwan ran a commune of about 1,500 people in Oregon. Thousands more cult members live in Rajneesh's native land India and other countries. He knew the federal government had no faith in him after his chief adviser, a woman named Ma Anand Sheela, was arrested in West Germany for several minor offenses. Rajneesh appeared in court on this date clad in a lavender robe. |
| 9/11/1921 | Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39. |
| 9/19/1911 | Boyi Bhimanna, great Hindi writer, poet and prolific author, was born at Mamidikuduru in AP. |
| 7/31/1658 | Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
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