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Historical Event on 8/18/1923
Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/17/1976 | 4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak. |
3/3/1999 | Four members of the forward Bhumihar community and alleged members of the Ranbir Sena are gunned down by an armed squad of the People's War Group in Bhimpura village of Jehanbad district in Bihar. |
12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
12/1/1928 | The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta. |
6/25/1983 | India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies. |
5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
4/6/1980 | Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President. |
3/18/1992 | Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away. |
3/26/1999 | Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad. |
11/17/1991 | Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes. |
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