18-August-1800 Fort William College
was established at Calcutta.
Fort William College (also called the College of
Fort William) was an academy and learning centre of Oriental studies
established by Lord Wellesley, then Governor-General of British India.
18-August-1900 Vijayalakshmi Pandit,
first woman President of U.N.O. General Assembly, was born
18-August-1945 Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose left Saigon and is believed to have died in a Japanese aeroplane
crash at Taihoku Airport in Taiwan.
On
18th August 1945 it was reported that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was seriously
injured and badly burned in a plane crash in Taihoku airport, Taiwan and is
believed to have passed away in a nearby Japanese military hospital.
18-August-1951
Indian Institute of Technology was opened in
Kharagpur, West Bengal.
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education, located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as institutions of national importance, and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance etc.
18-August-1957 Tilak Raj was
appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four
years till 6th September, 1961.
18-August-1993 The Transport Development Council decides to
abolish Pathkar (entry tax) and increase the fee for national permit from Rs.
1500 to Rs. 5000.
18-August-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.
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