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Historical Event on 1/18/1978
Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/29/1991 | Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
| 5/20/1987 | G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away. |
| 12/12/1971 | Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died. |
| 11/27/1998 | India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final. |
| 10/28/1929 | Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born. |
| 12/9/1947 | India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed. |
| 7/5/2000 | The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
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