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Historical Event on 4/18/1904

Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.

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3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
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8/10/1904Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther.
12/10/1761Maharani Tarabai of Pune died at Satara.(9 or 10).
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
8/14/1896Gandhiji published ""The Green Pamphlet"" at Rajkot and then toured to Bombay, Madras, Poona and Calcutta educating Indians in regard to grievances of South African Indians.
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.