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Dianne Reeves
Events that took place on this day in history 18 December
*In 1961,
The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed Estado da India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the armed action carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961. In India, this action is referred to as the "Liberation of Goa". In Portugal, it is referred to as the "Invasion of Goa".
*In 1849,
William Bond
was an American astronomer, and the first director of Harvard College Observatory.
In 1806, when he was seventeen years old, Bond saw a solar eclipse. Soon thereafter, he became an avid amateur astronomer. When he built his first house, Bond made its parlor an observatory, complete with an opening in the ceiling out of which his telescope could view the sky.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 18 December
*In 1933,
Satya Mohan Verma is an Indian poet. Born in December 1933 at Damoh and named "Mohan" on Mahatma Gandhi by his Gandhian father. Verma completed his studies from Saugor University and chooses teaching as his career. He first came in scene on a kavi sammelan with Vrindavan Lal Verma and then with the motivation of Bhavani Prasad Mishra first joint collection of poems with Vitthalbhai Patel and Dinkar Sonwalkar "Deewaron Ke Khilaaf" was published. He organized the mega literary event "Sarjana-77" the biggest and memorable event in Bundelkhand area.
*In 1953,
Charu Nivedita,
is a postmodern, transgressive Tamil writer, based in Chennai, India. His novel Zero Degree was longlisted for the 2013 edition of Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Zero Degree was inducted into the prestigious '50 Writers, 50 Books - The Best of Indian Fiction', published by HarperCollins. Vahni Capildeo places Charu Nivedita on par with Vladimir Nabokov, James Joyce and Jean Genet, in her article in the Caribbean Review of Books.He was selected as one among 'Top Ten Indians of the Decade 2001 - 2010' by The Economic Times.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 18 December
*In 1954,
Dhani Ram Chatrik was an Indian poet and typographer.
He is considered one of the pioneers of modern Punjabi poetry. He promoted Punjabi culture, language and publications through his life. In 1926, he became the President of Punjabi Sahit Sabha, a Punjabi Literary Society.
Dhaniram grew fond of calligraphy and went to Bombay to learn Gurmukhi typography. Though a Hindu by birth, he became an admirer of the Sikh faith after he came in contact with the major Punjabi poet of that era Bhai Vir Singh. After this meeting he felt inspired to write verses in the Punjabi Language.
*In 2007,
Sadanand Bakre was an Indian painter and sculptor.Bakre was born in Baroda, and was one of the founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, the pioneers of modern art in India.In 1951, he went to Britain, where he soon gave up sculpture and concentrated on painting. He had a one-man exhibition at the Commonwealth Institute (1951), another at Gallery One (1959), and four at the Nicholas Treadwell Gallery (1969–1975).