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Historical Event on 8/18/1995

Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
10/22/1913Harumal Sadarangani, famous Sindhi writer, was born at Sind, Pakistan.
10/22/1913Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
12/31/1900Krishna Narayan Ratanjankar, famous musician and writer of Tan Sangrah in three parts and Abhinav Geet Mangari, was born in Bombay.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.