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Historical Event on 4/18/1970

Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1911Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
10/6/1969Bruna Coutinho, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1996.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
7/2/1999Medha Patkar of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) planned a 'fast' to protest against the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.