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Historical Event on 7/18/1994

Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1910Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar.
2/9/2000The Madras High Court suspends the one-year jail sentence passed by a Special Court against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, in the 'Pleasant Stay Hotel Case'.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
2/26/196634 national leaders charge Indira Gandhi's rule is 'constitutional dictatorship'.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
9/11/1958India and Pakistan announced that most border disputes between the two countries had been settled.
4/3/1992Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
3/20/1925Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels.
8/4/1937Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, famous lawyer, philosopher, ancient researcher and eminent historian, died at Patna.