August 18 in History
Significant events that shaped India and the World.
First IIT Inaugurated
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is officially inaugurated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, becoming India's first IIT.
Bose Plane Crash Reported
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose reportedly sustains fatal burns in an airplane crash in Taiwan, though the event remains a subject of debate for decades.
Genghis Khan Dies
Genghis Khan, the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire—the largest contiguous empire in history—passes away.
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