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Historical Event on 1/18/1971

Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
7/15/1997Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award.
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
7/6/1995Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.
1/28/1894Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda.