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Historical Event on 7/18/1946

U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
8/27/1976Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
5/27/1930Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.