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Historical Event on 1/18/1959

Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
2/18/1871Vithhalbhai Javherbhai Patel, great nation lover and veteran parliament member, was born.
2/20/1868Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brothers, first published the 'Amrita Bazar Partika', a weekly issue in Bengali.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.
3/16/1910Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab.
4/12/1993Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
2/17/1992Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
7/26/1933Gandhiji went back to Sabarmati Ashram after his release from jail.