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Historical Event on 8/18/1979
Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/1862 | Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court. |
| 3/26/1992 | Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced. |
| 7/22/1944 | Man Mohan Modi Seth , great industrialist, was born at Modinagar, U.P. |
| 8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
| 5/31/1987 | Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 2/6/1932 | Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed. |
| 10/22/1796 | Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace. |
| 12/14/1931 | Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. |
| 2/25/1993 | 113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action. |
| 3/27/1997 | Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur. |
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