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Historical Event on 8/18/1979
Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1983 | Amravati University established. |
| 12/12/1992 | Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away. |
| 9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
| 3/6/1990 | India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 10/21/1887 | Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha, great politician, revolutionist leader and chief minister, was born at Khanwa. |
| 4/24/1932 | 450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress. |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 8/9/1893 | Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi story writer and novelist, was born at Bihar in a middle class family. |
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