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Historical Event on 8/18/1907

Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.

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7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
4/4/1938A. M. Chakrabarty was born in Sainthia at West Bengal. He found that under the optimum conditions of time, temperature and nutrients the Hydrocarbon-eating "qualities'' of four diffrent strains of bacteria could be transferred into one. He also showed that this super-strain of bacteria reproduces itself.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
3/19/1935British fire on 20,000 Muslims, killing 23.
5/11/1895Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.