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Historical Event on 4/18/1991

Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
3/19/1995Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away.
2/6/1915Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP.
1/15/1977Rashid Ahmed Siddiqui, modern Urdu writer, passed away.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
7/5/1994Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
7/15/1904Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.