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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
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.
5/21/1855Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar.
7/26/1891Rajendralal Mitra (Raja), famous Bengali ancient researcher, passed away.
10/3/1997Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
1/14/1938Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta.
4/23/1795East India Company gave Warren Hastings a grant of the money and he was honourably acquitted of the charges.
7/10/1984White Paper on Punjab released by Union Government.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
12/10/1936England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI.