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Historical Event on 7/18/1998

The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
7/22/1918During the First World War, India's first fighter pilot Indra Lal Rai's plane was shot down in battle by Germans planes near London. Rai had fought for Britisher's Force.
3/17/1995Congress-I in Arunachal Pradesh wins two-third majority.
5/21/1991Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M.
11/3/1908Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
6/23/1935Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
1/10/1953Opening ceremony of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research held.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.