18th December - A Day in the life of India

Learn about the importance of this day 18th December, in the history of India. Significant events on this day, eminent personalities and celebrities' Birthdays on this day, and death anniversaries of December 17.

18th December in the history of India

• 2022 - Missile destroyer INS Mormugao commissioned into the Indian Navy. The INS Mormugao is said to be equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles besides modern surveillance radar which provides target data to weapon systems.
  
  
• 2021 - Kidambi Srikanth becomes the first Indian man to reach the final of the BWF World Championship.

Famous Birthdays on 18th December

• 1971 - Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author working with Tiranga TV. She was part of NDTV's team for 21 years until she left the channel in January 2017. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the Kargil Conflict between India & Pakistan in 1999. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.
  
  
• 1961 – Lalchand Rajput, former Indian cricketer
  
  
• 1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
  
  
• 1928 – Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (death: 2003)
  
  
• 1887 – Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (death: 1971)

Death Anniversaries on December 18

• 1973 – Allama Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (born: 1908)