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Historical Event on 9/18/1992

M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.
11/25/1998Nitish Kumar, Railway Minister, lays the foundation stone for the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam gauge conversion in Kancheepuram. The Kanchi Shankaracharyas stay away from the function following a controversy triggered over the invitation extended to them by the Railways.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
11/19/1998The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.
2/18/1871Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
1/17/1601Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
11/7/1950King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu.