ON 18 OCTOBER IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on October 18, 2019
1950: Birth of Om Puri, Indian actor
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700875/bio
1954: The elected representatives of the French establishment in India decide to joint India
1965: Birth of Zakir Naik, Indian Islamic speaker and doctor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakir_Naik
http://www.ilovezakirnaik.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxk5AAA5FbI
1976: Death of Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet, born on September 10, 1895
http://chaibisket.com/14646-2/
http://www.poemhunter.com/viswanatha-satyanarayana/biography/
1979: Birth of Jothika, Indian actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyothika_Saravana
1984: Birth of Freida Pinto, Indian actress and model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freida_Pinto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FExWX9U5CKg
2004: Death of Veerappan, Indian bandit and smuggler, born on January 18, 1952
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/890783.cms
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/18th-october-2004-indian-bandit-and-smuggler-veerappan-was-killed
2007: After 8 years in exile, Benazir Bhutto returns to her homeland Pakistan. The same night, suicide attackers blow themselves up near Bhutto’s convoy, killing over 100 in the cheering crowd, including 20 police officers. Bhutto escaped uninjured
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Benazir+Bhutto/Former+Prime+Minister+Benazir+Bhutto+Returns/JBBGY2GRzku
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeriLz1-6g
2013: Death of Ravuri Bharadhwaja, Indian author, poet, and critic, born on July 7, 1927 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/ravuri-bharadwaja-a-simple-man-with-simple-narrative/article4630744.ece
http://www.drravuribharadwaja.com/biograghy.php