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Historical Event on 3/18/1924

Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
8/15/1918Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born.
11/11/1888Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
5/4/1832Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award for Oriya Poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.