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Historical Event on 1/18/1947

Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1973E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
8/28/1993President's rule in J&K extended for another six months.
6/16/1997K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election.
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
11/3/1998Mamta Banerjee, the TMC leader resigns from Central Coordinating Committee of the BJP and Allies to highlight the issue of spiralling vegetable prices, but Vajpayee refused to accepts the resignation.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.