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Historical Event on 9/18/1993
Asit Sen, famous comedy actor and character artist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1974 | Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 12/1/1764 | Battle of Anvadi. |
| 12/1/1764 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 1/14/1994 | The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award). |
| 7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
| 5/10/1957 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term. |
| 7/26/1891 | Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away. |
| 4/21/1938 | Muhammad Iqbal, famous Urdu poet, passed away. |
| 3/22/1949 | SSC Examination system started. |
| 12/12/1908 | Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire. |
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