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Historical Event on 10/18/1906

Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.
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1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
11/7/1936Chandrakant Devtale, famous Hindi poet, was born.
1/4/1914Indira Sant, famous Marathi poet, was born.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
7/18/1857The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established.
1/10/199627th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi.