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Historical Event on 4/18/1966

Kuwalyanand Swami (Jagannath Ganesh Gune), great Physical Training and Yoga expert, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1989Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole.
1/17/1989Saint Kabir was born.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
12/13/1984The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
2/13/1601John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.
12/14/1901Gandhiji reaches Rajkot via Porbunder.