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Historical Event on 8/18/1951
Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1947 | Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born. |
| 6/3/1901 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam. |
| 9/18/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat . |
| 4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 9/10/1980 | Mangalore University established. |
| 1/20/1959 | Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away. |
| 7/17/1893 | Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 6/13/1992 | Emperor Humayun, son of Babar, was born in Kabul. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
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