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Historical Event on 5/18/1945
Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.
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| 10/19/1921 | Pandurangshastri Athvle, founder of 'Swadhyay Pariwar', was born. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
| 6/21/1994 | The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group. |
| 4/27/1854 | First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune. |
| 8/19/1910 | Sister Alphonsa, teacher and social worker, was born at Kudamaloor, Kerala. |
| 4/16/1997 | G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died. |
| 2/25/1962 | India Congress Party wins elections. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
| 2/17/1917 | Fali Mistry, film director and cameraman, was born in Bombay. |
| 1/20/1992 | Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. |
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