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Historical Event on 10/18/1992

Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/199314 bus passengers burnt to death in Andhra .
7/24/1997Mahasweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, is recipient of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts for her writings on indigenous communities.
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
10/26/1950Tirumalai Echambadi Srinivasan, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), was born in Madras.
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.