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Historical Event on 11/18/1948
Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1927 | Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born. |
| 7/14/1998 | India is elected chairperson of the World Intellectual Property Organisation's standing panel on information technology in relation to Intellectual Property Rights. |
| 10/27/1907 | Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died. |
| 9/29/1930 | Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/1/1858 | Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 6/6/1996 | Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India. |
| 2/1/1964 | Unit Trust of India' established. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 5/28/1925 | Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born. |
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