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Historical Event on 4/18/1978
Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1928 | An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.' |
| 8/15/1993 | Five more Doordarshan channels launched. |
| 3/29/1952 | India enters into a war with Japan. |
| 12/24/1988 | Jaynendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/8/1831 | Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton was born. |
| 6/11/1901 | Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born. |
| 4/18/1971 | Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first. |
| 5/20/1992 | V. Prabhakaran, LTTE supremo, heads the list of 41 accused in the SIT chargesheet. |
| 2/1/1964 | Unit Trust of India' established. |
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