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Historical Event on 5/18/1966
Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists.

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8/13/1956	National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
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5/27/1962	Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
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4/14/1905	Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
4/26/1908	Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
2/18/1941	There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.

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