18th July’22 – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 18th of July 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 occur 18th of July

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (pronounced born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. One of India’s highest-paid and most popular celebrities, Chopra has received numerous awards, including one National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri.

Bhumi Pednekar (born 18 July 1989) is an Indian film actress. After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, Pednekar made her film debut as an overweight bride in the company’s romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Pednekar rose to prominence by portraying a headstrong woman in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017).

Soundarya Sathyanarayana (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004) was an Indian actress and producer who worked predominantly in Telugu films and few Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films in lead roles.In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as producer for the Kannada film Dweepa.

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women’s national team. In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named her as the Best Women’s International Cricketer. In December 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded her with the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best female cricketer of the year.

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.

Pradeep Kumar Sinha (born 18 July 1955; IAST: Pradipa Kumara Sinha; Hindi:) is a 1977 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, who was the 31st Cabinet Secretary of India.

Notable Moments

1695 Johannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61.

1857 The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.

1908 Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.

1987 Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.

1987 Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet.

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