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Historical Event on 1/18/1959

Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1930Suhasini Ganguly, freedom fighter, was arrested and send to Hijali Jail for her revolutionery activities. She later lived a low profiled life after release from prision.
8/8/1990Naval Godrej, famous Industrialist, died.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
5/5/1955Indian parliament accept Hindu divorce.
5/5/1955Jalal'ud-din Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty at Delhi.
3/23/1910Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952.
4/7/1962Umrigar slams 172* vs WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.