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Historical Event on 9/18/2000
President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1639 | Delhi's Red fort construction commenced by laying the Foundation Stone by Shah Jahan. This fort was completed on May 13, 1646. |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
| 2/1/1831 | The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta. |
| 1/21/1922 | Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai. |
| 11/30/1989 | Congress (I) emerges largest party in Lok Sabha by winning 193 seats, Congress (I) rule in Karnataka and Veerendra Patil made the Chief Minister. |
| 4/15/1997 | Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 4/13/1948 | Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa. |
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