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Historical Event on 8/18/1945

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
1/20/1993Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.
1/10/1998Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
1/1/1975Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.