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Historical Event on 4/18/1914
Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1962 | India closes its consulates in Communist China. |
| 8/1/1963 | Soviets offer India arms to block China. |
| 9/22/1970 | Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died. |
| 10/31/1843 | Tarkanath Gangopadhyay, first realistic social novelist of Bengal, was born. |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
| 9/1/1999 | Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 4/23/1968 | Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away. |
| 3/10/1904 | Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri. |
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