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Historical Event on 7/18/1980

Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
2/12/1932Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
3/9/1994Devika Rani Roerich, the first lady of the Indian screen, died at the age of 87 years in Bangalore.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
2/3/1992Kapil Dev becomes the second highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket when he took his 400th wicket, that of Mark Taylor, in the Perth Test (New Zealand's Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets being the first).
5/15/1992BSE closed.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.