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Historical Event on 8/18/1896
Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".

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6/27/1906	Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
11/18/1948	Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
4/15/1947	The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
3/5/1990	Government announces an interim relief of Rs. 360 crore to 5 lakh victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
12/22/1887	Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
2/8/1872	Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
11/16/1983	Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
6/6/1999	Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
8/19/1887	S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
2/24/1997	Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.

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