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Historical Event on 5/18/1872

Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
7/19/1938Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, great Indian space scientist and mathematician, was born at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
7/8/1996Mathematical Olympiad was held in Mumbai - the first time in India (from 08-17, 1996).
1/28/1984Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.