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Historical Event on 6/18/1858
Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/9/1951 | The first census of free India of enumeration work was started. |
| 4/17/1975 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras. |
| 3/30/1913 | B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born. |
| 1/19/1907 | Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD. |
| 2/11/1993 | Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958. |
| 6/13/1889 | Salarjung, famous administrator, was born. |
| 5/6/1775 | Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested. |
| 9/15/1903 | Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar. |
| 2/22/1997 | India outplays Poland in the final hockey `Test' and win series 2-0. |
| 5/29/1936 | Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith. |
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