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Historical Event on 1/18/1972

Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
5/4/1990Supreme Court directs Central Government to set up a Tribunal to resolve Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
10/15/1915Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
4/10/1901Amiya Chakravarty, educationist, was born at Serampore in West Bengal.