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Historical Event on 5/18/1926

Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1989Aubrey Menen (76), Renowned writer, passed away in Kerala.
6/4/1997Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
4/13/1963Babu Gulab Rai, famous hindi critic, passed away.
8/6/1920'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.