18th April What Happened Today in History?

What Happened Today in History?

Find out what happened on 18^th 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 18^th 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 18^th 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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