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Historical Event on 4/18/1931

Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
1/18/1997Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme Phase II begins.
2/23/1962Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
11/10/2000R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.
1/17/1922T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born.
4/12/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.