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Historical Event on 1/18/1972

Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
3/17/1997A Delhi court sentences former Union Minister Kalpnath Rai to 10 years RI.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
3/22/1793Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
12/4/1910Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
8/28/1934Justice Sujata Manohar was born.