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Historical Event on 8/18/2000
The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1972 | Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta. |
| 11/9/1997 | Film Federation of India chooses Malayalam film 'Guru' as official entry for Oscar awards. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 6/23/1935 | Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born. |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
| 2/18/1998 | C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna. |
| 8/12/1905 | Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British. |
| 8/21/2000 | Uma Bharti, the sanyasin Member of Parliament of the BJP, resigns from the Lok Sabha and the party's national executive comittee. |
| 1/3/1871 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died. |
| 1/3/1871 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
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