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Historical Event on 08/18/1227
Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/10/1968 | Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati. |
| 5/17/1976 | 4 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak. |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 7/6/1998 | Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja. |
| 2/5/1992 | D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya. |
| 9/27/1977 | Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971. |
| 11/18/1937 | 1,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year. |
| 5/1/1960 | Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States. |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
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