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Historical Event on 8/18/1900

Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
3/6/1928Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
12/17/1830Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died.
11/7/1971India admits forces entered Bangladesh to silence artillery.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
3/2/1938Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away.
10/14/1955Colombo Plan conference held at New Delhi pleas for technological aid to Asia .
8/4/1937Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, famous lawyer, philosopher, ancient researcher and eminent historian, died at Patna.