History News Desk!! The history of January 18 is considered important, because on this day in 1951, a lie detector machine was used for the first time in the Netherlands. In 1930, on January 18, the great writer Rabindranath Tagore had visited the Sabarmati Ashram of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Important events of 18th January
2020 – Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda was elected the new President of the Archery Association of India (AAI). He defeated opposition BVP Rao by a margin of 34-18 votes. 2009 -‘Second Administrative Reforms Commission’ presented its recommendations to the government. Saurabh Ganguly was honored with a gold bat by ‘Bengal Cricket Association’. 2008 – George Clooney was made a United Nations peace envoy. Guidelines for opening private universities were approved in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mayawati. Militant leaders of Pakistan’s violence-hit North Waziristan region called on their supporters to capture the capital Islamabad. A volcano in southern Colombia erupted. 2007 – Julie Winifred Bertrand, the world’s oldest woman, dies in Canada. 2006 – The Supreme Court approved euthanasia in the United States. 2005 -Supreme Court recommended not to allot petrol pumps to MPs. The Prime Ministers of the three Caribbean countries Trinidad-Tobago, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines came together and proposed political unification. 2004 – India defeated Australia by 19 runs in the ODI cricket series. 2003 – Libya appointed Chairman of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. 2002 – United States agreed to provide state-of-the-art weapons to India, Colin Powell said that India will talk only if Pakistan takes action on the list of terrorists. Civil war ends in West African country Sierra Leone. 2001 – After the assassination of Laurent Kavila, his son took power in Congo. 1997 – ‘Nafisa Joseph’ became ‘Miss India’. 1989 – Millions of people demonstrated in Czechoslovakia in support of freedom, truth and human rights. 1987 – At a meeting of representatives of 40 countries’ media held in London, a united struggle against censorship was announced. 1986 – Foreign citizens started fleeing when fierce conflict started in Aden, the capital of South Yemen. 1976 – France expelled 40 Soviet officials from the country on charges of espionage. 1974 – Israel and Egypt signed an arms deal. 1973 – It was announced that negotiators would meet soon to prepare the text of a peace agreement between America and North Vietnam. 1968 – The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to the draft of a treaty to control nuclear weapons. The then Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests in East Kazakhstan. 1963 – France advocated separation of Britain from the European Common Market. 1962 – America conducted nuclear test in Nevada. 1960 – America and Japan signed a joint defense agreement. 1959 – Mahatma Gandhi’s associate Meera Ben (Madeline Slade) left India. 1954 – Fanfani formed the government in Italy. 1952 – Anti-British riots broke out in Egypt. 1951 – Lie detector machine was used for the first time in Netherlands. 1945 – The Soviet Union’s army reached the Polish city of Kraków and forced Germany to retreat from there. 1930 – Rabindranath Tagore visited Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram. 1919 – ‘Bentley Motors Limited’ was established. 1896 – ‘X-ray machine’ was first demonstrated. 1866 – ‘Wesley College, Melbourne established. 1862 – Arizona Confederate Territory formed in the United States. 1782 – American politician Daniel Webster was born. 1778 – James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands. He named it ‘Sandwich Island’. 1701 – Frederick III of Brandenburg ascended the throne of Prussia. 1670 – Henry Morgan captured Panama.
people born on january 18th
1985 – Minissha Lamba – Bollywood actress 1978 – Longjam Thambo Singh – former second Chief Minister of Manipur. 1978 – Aparna Popat – one of India’s best badminton players. 1972 – Vinod Kambli – Cricket player. 1959 – Acharya Devvrat – Principal of Gurukul of Kurukshetra in Haryana who is the Governor of Gujarat. 1951- Arif Mohammad Khan – Indian politician. 1942 – Muhammad Ali – boxer, was born. 1935 – Veer Bahadur Singh – was an Indian statesman and politician. 1933 – Jagdish Sharan Verma – was the 27th Chief Justice of India. 1927 – Sundaram Balachandran – Veena player was born. / Death – 1990. 1841 – Mahadev Govind Ranade – scholar from Maharashtra was born.
Died on January 18
2013 – Dulari – was a well-known actress of Indian cinema. 2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan – famous Hindi poet and writer passed away. 1996 – N. T. Rama Rao – Politician and actor. 1978 – Bhim Sen Sachar – was a freedom fighter and politician of India. 1976 – Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir – was an Indian politician and a famous litterateur of Punjabi language. 1966 – Badrinath Prasad – India’s famous mathematician. 1963 – Lakshmi Narayan Sahu – was a social worker and public worker from Orissa. 1955 – Saadat Hasan Manto – India’s famous storyteller, writer and journalist. 1947- Famous Indian singer and actor Kundan Lal Sehgal passed away in Jalandhar. 1936 – Rudyard Kipling – was a British writer and poet awarded the ‘Nobel Prize’.
Important occasions and celebrations of 18 January
International Film Festival Day (10 days).
