Year 1775
Warren Hastings expressed doubt about hanging Nandkumar.
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18 May: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 18 May.
Observances & Special Days
Teacher's Day (Syria)
Victory Day (Sri Lanka)
World AIDS Vaccine Day
Year 1933
Gandhiji commences at noon 21 days' fast for self-purification; released unconditionally at 9 p.m.
Year 1946
Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
Year 1955
Hindu Marriage Act is amended.
Year 1972
Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.
Year 1974
First underground Atomic device explosion in India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
Year 1985
Dr P. C. Alexander was appointed High Commissioner in Britain. The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
Year 1995
Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) was introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act.
Born 1872
Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairman of the Indian League, was born.
Born 1901
Nibaran Chandra Chakrabarti, a great poet and Hindi writer was born in Brahmangaon, (Dacca).
Born 1926
Naranjan Bhagat, the famous Gujrathi poet, was born. 1945: Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore.
Died 1772
Janoji Bhosle, a warrior in the Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
Died 1966
Panchanan Maheshwari, a great Indian scientist of botany, passed away.
Died 1995
Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
Died 1999
R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
Died 2017
Reema Lagoo, Indian theatre and screen actress