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Historical Event on 1/18/1950

Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1993R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
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3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.
10/14/1989Election Commission accepted Shiv Sena as a political party.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
8/15/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".