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Historical Event on 6/18/1943
British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 5/5/1932 | Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away. |
| 9/27/1760 | Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763. |
| 2/11/1933 | The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933. |
| 8/13/1997 | The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it. |
| 8/8/1990 | Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation. |
| 11/9/1948 | Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India. |
| 11/18/1972 | Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal' |
| 9/26/1946 | Gandhiji was interviewed with Wavell. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
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