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Historical Event on 5/18/1995

Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.
2/18/1906Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born.
6/22/1897The Chafekar brothers, Damodar and Balkrishna, shot British Officer Rand in Pune. This event played a very important role in the revolutionary freedom fighter.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh High Court was established at Shimla for Himachal Pradesh Territory.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
1/1/1894Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time.
6/28/1972Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis died. He was the first founder of Indian statistical Institute to receive world recognition. In 1958, he started his national sample surveys. A Sample survey means assessing a situation by studying a part of it which would represent the whole, some of his proposals were included in the second five year paln. His original work made him elected as fellow of the Royal society in 1945.
5/25/1995Parliament gives assent to Budget and passes Finance Appropriation Bill.
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.