History Of 18 January | On This Day In World
In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 18 January are as follows: -
1778: James Cook becomes the first European to discover the 'Hawaiian Islands'.
1896: 'X-ray machine' first performed.
1919: The British company 'Bentley Motors Limited', which produces luxury vehicles, is established.
1930: The great writer Rabindranath Tagore visited the Sabarmati Ashram of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
1951: Lie-catching machine first used in the Netherlands.
1952: Riots erupt against Britain in Egypt.
1955: Sadat Hasan Manto, a famous Urdu poet and writer, died.
1959: Meera Ben (Madeline Slade), an aide of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, leaves India.
1966: Badrinath Prasad, the famous mathematician of India, died.
1972: Cricketer Vinod Kambli was born.
1978: India's best badminton player Aparna Popat was born.
1989: Millions of people demonstrated in Koslovakia in support of freedom of truth and human rights.
1991: Eastern airline was shut down for economic reasons.
1995: Yahoo.com (yahoo.com) domain was created.
1997: Miss India became 'Nafisa Joseph'.
2003: Father of famous actor Amitabh Bachchan and famous Hindi language writer and poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan died.
2006: The Supreme Court of the United States stamped the will on death.
2009: 'Bengal Cricket Association' awarded Sourav Ganguly with a gold bat.
2015: AB de Villiers scored the fastest century in ODI cricket history against West Indies in 31 balls.
2018: Lifeguards rescue the first drone of the swimmers in New South Wales, Australia.
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