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

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 18th January 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 January

Monica Bedi   is an Indian/Norwegian actress, television-presenter, television-contestant. She debuted in Hindi films in mid 1990s. Bedi was born to Dr. Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi on January 18, 1975 in a village named Chabbewal in the district Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Veerappan , was an Indian dacoit active for a period of years in a broad swath of land covering 6,000 km² in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He long defied three state governments and Indian Border security paramilitary forces, maintaining at one point a small army numbering in hundreds
Minissha Lamba (Hindi: मिनीषा लाम्बा; born 18 January 1985 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. Her notable films include Yahaan, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Kidnap, Shaurya and Well Done Abba. Minissha Lamba went to school at Sherwood Hall School and later on moved to Chettinad Vidyashram, both in Chennai
Vinod Ganpat Kambli (Marathi: विनोद कांबळी  pronunciation (help·info) (born 18 January 1972, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a former Indian cricketer, who played for India as a middle order batsman, as well as for Mumbai and Boland, South Africa.
Aparna Popat (Gujarati: અપર્ણા પોપટ; born January 18, 1978) is an Indian badminton player. Aparna Popat was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra into a Gujarati family of Lalji Popat and Heena Popat. She studied at the J.B.Petit School in Mumbai, and her Pre university from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. Aparna also holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from the Mumbai University

Death anniversaries on 18th January

Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( /ˈrʌdjəd ˈkɪplɪŋ/ RUD-yəd KIP-ling; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. He was born in Bombay,
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (born Nimmakuru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh; 28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known by his initials NTR, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician. He is also called as “Anna Garu”(Elder Brother) by Telugu People. Rama Rao made his debut as an actor in Mana Desam, a Telugu social film directed by L. V. Prasad in 1949.
Harivansh Rai Shrivastav alias Bachcha   was a noted Indian poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a famous poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan.
Saadat Hassan Manto   was a short story writer of the Urdu language. He is best known for his short stories, “Bu” (Odour), “Khol Do” (Open It), “Thanda Gosht” (Cold Meat), and his magnum opus, “Toba Tek Singh”. Manto was also a film and radio scriptwriter and a journalist.
Kundan Lal   was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centered in Calcutta during Saigal’s time, but is currently centered in Mumbai.

Notable Events:

1913 Gandhiji refers in ”Indian Opinion” the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
1925 Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
1930 Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
1932 Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.

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