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Historical Event on 6/18/1887

Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
5/27/1910Robert Koch, famous French scientist, passed away.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
8/10/1905Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born.