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Historical Event on 4/18/1956

India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
9/29/1997Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe de Borbon, visits India.
2/10/1859General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
2/4/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
1/17/1905Dattaraya Ramchandra Kaprekar was born at Dahanu near Bombay. He discovered the shortest possible routes to solve mathematical problems. In 1927, he won the wrangler R. P. Paranjpe Mathematical Prize for an Original Piece of work in mathematics. He discovered 'Kaprekar Constant' in 1946. It is the number ""6174"". The constant 6174 is arrived at and this number then generates itself into one set of numbers called ""self numbers"" that is also known by his name. Kaprekar passed away in 1988.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.