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

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 18th of June 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 June

 
P. Kakkan (sometimes Kakkan)  (June 18, 1908 – December 23, 1981) was a Dalit leader, freedom fighter and Indian politician who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of Parliament, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan (born June 18, 1931) was the former sarsanghachalak (2000-2009) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organisation which is said to be devoted to social welfare.
Beauty Sharma Barua (born on June 18, 1951) is a singer from Assam, India. She is one of the best-known and most respected Assamese Folk Music, Indian Classical Music, Ghazal and Bhajan singers of Assam. More popularly known as The Melody Queen of Assam
Chaitra H. G. is a reputed playback singer from south India, daughter of H. S. Gopinath (a tabla player), and a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist. She is a Madhva Brahmin and holds a Bachelor of Engineering alongside being skilled at Gymnastics and Fencing.
Baljit Singh Dhillon (born June 18, 1973) is a field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men’s National Team in 1993 during the test serie against South Africa. Nicknamed Balli, Singh Dhillon represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996
 

Death Anniversaries on 18th June

 
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (1888 – 18 June 1948) was the first son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Harilal for higher studies and hoped to become a barrister as his father had once been. His father firmly opposed this, believing that a Western-style education would not be helpful in the struggle against British Rule
Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 1922 – 18 June 2009), often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad (master), was a Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod.
Jankidas Mehra (1910 – 18 June 2003) was a prolific Indian film actor of Hindi Cinema, cyclist, production designer and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances between the 1930s and 1997. He served as the only Indian member of the International Olympic Committee at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and the only Indian to have broken the world record in cycling between 1934 and 1942
Syed Mushtaq Ali  pronunciation (December 17, 1914 – June 18, 2005) was a former Indian cricketer, and an aggressive Test batsman. Ali holds the distinction of scoring the first Test century by any Indian overseas, when he hit a ton for the team in 1936 at Manchester in England.
Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1861–1939), was an Irish-American electrical engineer. Kennelly was born December 17, 1861 in Colaba, in South Mumbai, India and was educated at University College School in London. He was the son of an Irish naval officer Captain David Joseph Kennelly (1831–1907) and Catherine Gibson Heycock (1839–63).
 

Notable Moments 

 
1940 Forward Block Party was established.
1943 British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
1946 First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
1946 Congress Working Committee decides to accept Interim Government scheme.
1979 Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
 

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