18th December – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

What Happened Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 18th December 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 18th December

Vijay Mallya    (born on 18 December 1955 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India) is an industrialist and a second-time member of India’s parliament. He is the chairman of the UB Group – one of India’s largest conglomerates, with diverse interests in brewing, distilling, aviation, pharmaceuticals, real estate
Shruti Seth   (born 18 December 1977) is an Indian television, VJ and film actress. Shruti Seth was born on 18 December 1977 in Bombay, India. She did her schooling from Ashok Academy and graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Bombay with a degree in Economics and Commerce
Sneha Ullal    (born 18 December 1985) is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tollywood and Bollywood films. She is best known for her role in the Telugu film Ullasamga Utsahamga and Simha. Ullal was born in Muscat, Oman to Indian immigrants parents from Mangalore.
Barkha Dutt     is an Indian television journalist and columnist. She is currently the group editor with NDTV. Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the Kargil War. She has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honour.
Nina Wadia is an Indian British actress, best known for playing Zainab Masood in the British soap opera EastEnders. Wadia first came to prominence in BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, playing characters such as Mrs “I can make it at home for nothing!” and one half of The Competitive Mothers

Death anniversaries on 18th December :

Begum Nur Jahan  (alternative spelling Noor Jahan, Nur Jehan, Nor Jahan, etc.) (31 May 1577–17 December 1645), also known as Mehr-un-Nisaa, was an Empress of the Mughal Dynasty that ruled much of the Indian subcontinent.
Suryakantham   was a Versatile popular Indian actress in Tollywood. She was known for her cruel mother-in-law roles.. Suryakantham was born at Venkata Krishnaraya Puram near Kakinada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh
Dhani Ram Chatrik   is considered the founder of modern Punjabi poetry. He worked all his life to lift the status of the Punjabi language. He was the founding president of Punjabi Sabha, a Punjabi Literary Society
Vijay Samuel Hazare    was an Indian cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. He captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India’s 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status
George Emmett  was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He also played one Test match for England in 1948. George Malcolm Emmett was born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1912
Nina Wadia is an Indian British actress, best known for playing Zainab Masood in the British soap opera EastEnders. Wadia first came to prominence in BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, playing characters such as Mrs “I can make it at home for nothing!” and one half of The Competitive Mothers.Notable Events:
1906  Gandhiji returns to South Africa.
1917  Surendranath Dasgupta, great educationist, passed away
1924   Justice Venkatramayya was born
1949    Joni Flynn, famous actress (Octopussy), was born in Assam, India

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