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Historical Event on 1/1/1918
Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1955 | Hindu Marriage Act is amended. |
| 9/12/1962 | Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 12/31/1998 | Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal. |
| 5/11/1985 | Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence. |
| 10/2/1971 | Gandhi Sadan was handed over to the nation. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
| 9/30/1996 | Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996. |
| 3/27/1997 | 40 more inducted in UP cabinet, raising strength to 45. |
| 9/12/1899 | Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born. |
| 2/3/1916 | Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya. |
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