Special Day Today: What is Today in History India 18 July
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What is today in history India 18 July
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 18 July
1955-Pradeep Kumar Sinha, Indian Administrative Service officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
1960-Poornima Bhagyaraj, Indian film actress of Malayalam and Tamil films.
1963- Rajesh Kotecha, Indian Ayurveda physician who received a Padmashri Award for Medicine in 2015.
1971-Sukhwinder Singh, internationally acclaimed Indian playback singer who sings Bollywood songs.
1982-Priyanka Chopra,Indian actress and singer.
1986-Anand Pawar, Indian badminton player who has represented India in the Men’s World Team Championships.
1987-Sandeep Sangha, Indian professional football player, currently playing for Mohammedan S.C. in the I-League in India as a Defender.
1989-Bhumi Pednekar, Indian actress who appears in Hindi films.
1996- Smriti Mandhana,Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women’s national team.
Today in history India 18 July
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Famous people that had birthdays on this day in history 18 July
1848- Pratap Singh was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, and head of the Jamwal Rajput clan.
1861-Kadambini Ganguly was one of the first two female physicians from India as well as from the entire British Empire.
1890-Vellore Lakshmanaswamy Ethiraj was an Indian lawyer and philanthropist who founded Ethiraj College for Women.
1919-Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was the twenty-fifth maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore.
1935- Jayendra Saraswathi was the 69th Shankaracharya Guru and head or pontiff of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham.
1972-Soundarya Sathyanarayana was an Indian actress and producer who worked in Telugu and Kannada films.
Today in history India 18 July
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Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 18 July
1969-Annabhau Sathe was a social reformer, communist folk poet, and writer from Maharashtra, India.
1974-Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao was an Indian film actor, director and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema.
1994- Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University.
1999-Jatin Kanakia was an Indian actor.
2012-Rajesh Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in the Hindi cinema.
Today in history India 18 July
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Events that took place on this day in history 18 July
1857- The Universities of Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras were established.
1896-Indian born K S Ranjitsinhji completes an unbeaten 154 on Test cricket debut for England in 2nd Test against Australia at Old Trafford.
1914-Gandhi leaves South Africa after successfully leading campaigns of Passive Resistance.
1946- U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India, but Churchill says that the mission goes too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
1987- Amitabh Bachhan resigns his Lok Sabha membership.
1947– The India Independence Act 1947 was given the royal assent and came into force.
1980-Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite launched into orbit.
2018-Seventeen men charged with the gang-rape of a 12-year old girl in Chennai, India.
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