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Historical Event on 5/18/1972

Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
8/29/1993Badauni Abdul Kadir, famous Muslim historian, was born.
3/26/1918Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore.
9/21/1984National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal Genetics were set up. These institutes were initially located in the campus of southern regional station of National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore. They were then shifted to Karnal in July 1985.
6/25/1994Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died.
6/25/1994Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.