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Historical Event on 4/18/1970
Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/5/1938 | Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.). |
| 7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
| 3/25/1931 | 50 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 4/22/1923 | Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka. |
| 4/14/1952 | Three integrated Railway Zones, Northern, North Eastern and Eastern inaugurated. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 5/2/1992 | President J.B.Patnaik, former Orissa CM and PCC (I), arrested on corruption charges. |
| 10/9/1970 | Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay. |
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