18 AUG HISTORY TODAY
Today in History – 18 August
1227
Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, died in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia.
1700
Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
1795
On this day in 1795, President George Washington signed the Jay (or “Jay’s”) Treaty with Great Britain.
1800
Fort William College was established at Calcutta.
1872
Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Gadgil, who provided new heights to North Indian classical music, was born at Kundanwadi at Kolhapur distrist in Maharashtra.
1896
Raghupati Sahay “Firaq Gorakhpuri”, revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include “Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)” and “Ramz-O-Kinayaat”.
1900
Vijayalakshmi Pandit, first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born.
1907
Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.
1917
On this day in 1917, the Italian army launched their 11th battle against Austro-Hungarian troops on the Isonzo River, near Italy’s border with Austria-Hungary.
1920
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land. The amendment was the culmination of more than 70 years of struggle by woman suffragists.
1941
On this day in 1941, Adolf Hitler orderd that the systematic murder of the mentally ill and handicapped be brought to an end because of protests within Germany.
1945
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose left Saigon and was believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.
1951
Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
1985
Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
1990
President R Venkataraman presented the colours to the Officers Training Academy in recognition of their services to the Nation.
1993
The Transport Development Council decided to abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs. 1500 to Rs. 5000.
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.
1997
Shanvac-B, India’s first genetically engineered vaccine for Hepatitis B was launched.
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