18th Sep – What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 18th of September 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 September

Shabana Azmi born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism.

Upendra is a Kannada film actor, director, screen writer, lyricist and singer. Born in a middle-class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to the Tulu speaking Koteshwara Magane Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career under the director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director. His first directorial venture was Tharle Nan Maga.

Sampath Kumar 18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), was a prominent Indian film actor. He has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in over 220 movies in total that includes 200 Kannada movies, 5 Hindi movies, 5 Telugu movies, 3 Malayalam movies and 6 Tamil movies.

Vinay Rai (born 18 September 1979) is an Indian film actor, commonly appearing in Tamil films, as well as modelling and catwalking in noted fashion shows. His mother tongue is Tulu. Vinay was originally a ramp model in Bangalore, but since has now made his debut as an actor in director Jeeva’s Unnale Unnale co-starring Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee.

Ashwini Ponnappa born September 18, 1989) is an Indian badminton player. She completed her schooling in Bangalore and she moved to Hyderabad for her Bachelor’s Degree. In 2001, Ashwini Ponnappa won the Indian junior championships. She won the gold medal at the South Asian Games held in 2006.

Death Anniversaries on 18th of September

Mohammad Hidayatullah OBE (December 17 1905 – 18 September 1992) was the eleventh Chief Justice of India, serving from February 25, 1968 to December 16, 1970, and the sixth Vice-President of India, serving from August 20, 1977 to August 20, 1982.

Bhagwan Das (January 12, 1869 – September 18, 1958) was an Indian theosophist and public figure. For a time he served in the Central Legislative Assembly of British India. He became allied with the Hindustani Culture Society and was active in opposing rioting as a form of protest.

Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan “god-men” and so-called paranormal phenomena. His direct, trenchant criticism of spiritual frauds and organized religions were enthusiastically received by audiences,

Ashok Chaturvedi was the chief of India’s external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2009. Chaturvedi succeeded P.K.H. Tharakan, a 1968 batch officer of the IPS Kerala cadre who retired on 31 January 2007.

Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 October 1894 – 18 September 1977) (S.R. Das) was the 5th Chief Justice of India, serving from December 1, 1955 to January 30, 1959. Mr Das also served as Chairman of The Statesman. S.R. Das was born into the prominent Das family of Telirbagh (now in Bangladesh). He was born to Rakhal Chandra Das and Binodini Das.