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Historical Event on 8/18/1995

Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
11/9/1992Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
12/1/1885Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra.
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
5/22/1992India launches its 'Agni' rocket.