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Historical Event on 10/18/1861
Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, historian and researcher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 12/10/1990 | The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also. |
| 7/3/1927 | A. Neelameghan, librarian, was born at Ootacamund in Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
| 12/23/1977 | Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 4/6/1955 | Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died. |
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