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Historical Event on 4/18/1914
Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 7/9/1875 | The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree. |
| 4/11/1997 | 10-month-old Deve Gowde govt. at the centre voted out of power. 292 voting against the motion of confidence in Lok Sabha, 158 for it, 6 abstaining. |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 7/10/1997 | Fijian Senate approves new Constitution that removes radical restrictions on political power of Indian community, which makes up almost half the population. |
| 7/20/1829 | Jankibai passed away in jail. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 5/1/1946 | Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India. |
| 2/5/1991 | The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India. |
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