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

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 18th March 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 March

Shashi Kapoor , born Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1936 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India’s Bollywood cinema.

Goundamani   is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comedian in Kollywood and is especially renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil. Goundamani was born in Valagundapuram, a village near Udumalaipettai in Tamil Nadu, India. His father was Karupaiah and mother was Annam.

Alisha Chinai ; born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. Alisha’s initial albums include Jadoo, Baby Doll, Aaah Alisha and Made in India. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahir

Navin Nischol (18 March 1946 – 19 March 2011) was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970. Navin Nischol studied in Rashtriya Military School Bangalore erstwhile King George Royal India Military College, Bangalore. His roll number was 606. He was the first gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India to make it big.

Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1963) is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films. Ratna Pathak was born in Mumbai, India to Bollywood actress, Dina Pathak. Her sister is actress Supriya Pathak. She is a very fine stage actor. As well as appearing in many successful films, including “Mirch Masala”, Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in The Perfect Murder.

Death anniversaries on 18th March

Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and 6 One Day Internationals for England and later coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan. On 18 March 2007, Woolmer died suddenly in Jamaica.

Notable Events:

1992  Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.

1996  President confers gallantry awards on 65 personnel of the defence forces.

1997 Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.

1998  A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the ‘national agenda for governance’ in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.

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