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Historical Event on 11/18/1937

Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1876Mohamad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was born.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
10/16/1997Queen Elizabeth visits Kalakshetra where she witnesses Bharatanatyam show and film shooting at MGR Film City, Taramani in Chennai. She also goes to Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur (Rajiv Gandhi memorial).