What Happened Today in History?
Find out what happened on 18th April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 18th April.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- 1858 – Bharata Ratna D.K. Karve.
- 1904 – Ramanath Goenka, founder of Indian Express newspaper.
- 1914 – Cottari Subbanna Naidu (C.K. Naidu).
- 1918 – Lalita Pawar, Poonam Dhillon.
Death anniversaries on 18th April:
- An important figure in the 1857 revolt, Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, better known as Tatya Tope, was born in 1814 in the present-day Nashik district of Maharashtra. He was killed on 18 April 1859.
- 1966 – Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great yoga teacher and physical fitness expert passed away.
Notable Events:
- 1898 – Damodar Hari Chapekar was hanged.
- 1917 – Champaran Satyagraha by Gandhi.
- 1919 – Gandhi suspends Satyagrah.
- 1930 – Surya Sen attacked armoury of Chittagong.
- 1971 – India’s first Jumbo Jet – Boeing 747 landed at Mumbai.
- 1971 – Sunil Gavaskar made 220 in second innings. In first innings he made 124 in the Test against West Indies.
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