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Historical Event on 8/18/1951

Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1919Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
3/12/1954Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.
8/19/1996Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
9/6/1961D. N. Kohli was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 28-05-1966.
6/5/1659Dara Shukoh celebrated his coronation at Deorai after the final defeat.