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Historical Event on 5/18/1926

Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1926Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
1/15/1956Erach Jahangir Sorabji Taraporewala, famous Indian language expert, passed away.
5/8/1815Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
6/3/1995Mayavati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
5/31/1988Dwarika Prasad Mishra, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.