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Historical Event on 8/18/1995

Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1995Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding awarded for 1992.
8/7/1998The Government announces a banking and foreign exchange package for development of the information technology and software industry following the recommendations of the National Task Force.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
2/13/1994Troops moved to Uttar Pradesh to quell caste violence.
11/9/1909The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
12/25/1974Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
4/1/1839Medical College Hospital in Calcutta having only 20 beds was opened for male patients .