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Historical Event on 1/18/1963

Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.